Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SR140: NOTARIES: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and recommend legislation relative to the acknowledgment of acts under private signature by simultaneous audiovisual transmission as a procedure separate from remote online notarization.
Status: Passed both chambers, May 21, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and recommend legislation relative to the acknowledgment of acts under private signature pursuant to Civil Code Article 1836 by simultaneous audiovisual transmission as a procedure separate from remote online notarization.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and recommend legislation relative to the acknowledgment of acts under private signature pursuant to Civil Code Article 1836 by simultaneous audiovisual transmission as a procedure separate from remote online notarization. WHEREAS, remote online notarization is a formal process by which a notarial act is performed by means of communication technology in accordance with R.S. 35:621 et seq., and generally assumes that a party appears before a notary public by communication technology at the time of execution of the instrument; and WHEREAS, in all other respects, a remote online notarial act shall comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the manner of execution of that act; and WHEREAS, R.S. 35:623(B) provides that certain instruments shall not be executed by remote online notarization, including testaments or codicils thereto; trust instruments or acknowledgments thereof; donations inter vivos; matrimonial agreements or acknowledgments thereof; acts modifying, waiving, or extinguishing an obligation of final spousal support; and authentic acts; and WHEREAS, Louisiana law does not authorize remote online notarization to execute an authentic act as defined in Civil Code Article 1833; and Page 1 of SLS 26RS-3410 ORIGINAL SR NO. WHEREAS, notwithstanding those limitations, an act that fails to be authentic as a result of being executed by remote online notarization may …
Sponsors
- Miller, Gregory (R, 19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
- : Read by title and adopted.
- : Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Common questions
- What is SR140?
- SR140 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): NOTARIES: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and recommend legislation relative to the acknowledgment of acts under private signature by simultaneous audiovisual transmission as a procedure separate from remote online notarization.
- What does SR140 do?
- In its own words: A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and recommend legislation relative to the acknowledgment of acts under private signature pursuant to Civil Code Article 1836 by simultaneous audiovisual transmission as a procedure separate from remote online notarization.
- What is the status of SR140?
- Passed both chambers as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate. (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR140?
- Miller, Gregory (R, 19).
- Where is the official record for SR140?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SR140
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