SB 49 Louisiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

DIVORCE: Provides for the revocation of beneficiary designation for certain assets. (8/1/24)

This bill modifies the rules for revoking beneficiary designations on certain assets when a divorce occurs. It requires individuals to notify the asset holder's home or principal office that a beneficiary designation has been revoked under the new law. The change aims to ensure that financial institutions are properly informed when a divorce settlement alters who receives specific assets.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

May 2024

Signed into Law

May 2024

Introduced Feb 26, 2024 Signed May 21, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2024 · House May 13, 2024

How they voted

33–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 37

Mar 20, 2024

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican25

21 Yea 4

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 24, 2024

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

Apr 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Mar 25, 2024

Committee

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

lower

Mar 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Mar 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 11, 2024

Committee

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

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors