CLERKS OF COURT: Provides for an additional filing fee for recordation of documents with the clerk of court (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Added a specific effective date of January 1, 2027, for the new $5 recording fee.

Removed the provision stating that the new fee would expire on August 1, 2029, unless extended by the legislature.

Removed a requirement for the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority to submit a report to the legislature by the start of the 2028 session.

Reorganized the bill text to move the cooperative agreements section to the beginning and added a legislative digest.

The allocation of the $5 fee was modified so that the Clerk of Court retains $0.50 and the Court Modernization and Technology Fund receives the remaining $4.50, whereas previously the entire fee went to the fund.

The bill was converted from a reengrossed draft to an enrolled version by removing the legislative digest, committee summaries, and amendment history, leaving only the final statutory text.

The requirement for the Louisiana Supreme Court and appellate courts to enter into cooperative agreements was clarified to specifically include the delivery of a single filing platform for the appellate courts.

Added a mandate for the LCRAA to submit a report to the legislature detailing total dollars collected and progress on the integrated filing platform.

Extended the expiration date of the additional $5 filing fee from January 1, 2027, to August 1, 2029.