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LouisianaSB 1162025 Regular SessionSenate

NOTARIES: Provides for reciprocal notarial authority of notaries qualified in St. Martin Parish and St. Landry Parish. (8/1/25)

Sponsored By: Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Civil Law and ProcedureJudiciary A

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Notaries gain authority across two Louisiana parishes

Beginning August 1, 2025, notaries validly appointed in St. Martin Parish or St. Landry Parish can serve both parishes. They can perform all notarial functions without an extra bond, application, or exam for this expanded authority.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Caleb Kleinpeter

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 137 • No: 0

House vote • 5/22/2025

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 90 • No: 0

House vote • 5/12/2025

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 37 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 40.

    6/4/2025Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2025.

    6/4/2025Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    5/29/2025Senate

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/28/2025Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/28/2025House

  6. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/27/2025Senate

  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/22/2025House

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/22/2025.

    5/21/2025House

  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/14/2025House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/13/2025House

  11. Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/12/2025House

  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

    4/24/2025House

  13. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    4/23/2025House

  14. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/22/2025Senate

  15. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/16/2025Senate

  16. Reported favorably.

    4/15/2025Senate

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    4/14/2025Senate

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    4/3/2025Senate

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