VITAL RECORDS/BIRTH CERT: Provides relative to the issuance of a death certificate in certain circumstances
HB 89 allows notaries to obtain certified death certificates from the state registrar when assisting heirs with a simplified probate process for small estates. Specifically, it requires the state registrar to issue death certificates to notaries who provide their credentials and confirm they are helping an heir prepare a "small succession" under Louisiana law (Code of Civil Procedure Article 3431). This directly affects notaries and heirs navigating straightforward estate matters without full court proceedings. The bill streamlines access to death certificates for this specific legal procedure, avoiding unnecessary delays in settling smaller estates.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Signed Jun 4, 2025
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This bill formalizes the ability for notaries public to receive certified death certificates from the state registrar. Previously, the law allowed registrars to issue these documents to specific individuals, but this change explicitly adds notaries to that list. The purpose is to streamline the process for notaries assisting heirs in preparing small successions, ensuring they have the necessary documentation to perform their duties without delay.
Scope change
The scope of eligibility for receiving a certified death certificate was expanded to include notaries public who are assisting heirs in preparing small successions.
ELIGIBILITY
Notaries public are now explicitly authorized to obtain certified copies of death certificates when assisting an heir in preparing a small succession.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Orgeron
RRepublican
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