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The Louisiana Notary Association (LNA) & its Legislative Team have been following Senate Bill 358 (SB 358) by Senator Jay Luneau throughout the 2018 Regular Legislative Session. This bill would provide for electronic notarial acts in Louisiana. The LNA-along with a host of other trade associations and concerned citizens-has maintained consistent opposition to SB 358. While the LNA agrees with the concept of electronic notarial acts, the LNA does not believe SB 358 provides the necessary legal framework in relation to our unique civil law system here in Louisiana.
After passage on the Senate Side, SB 358 was heard yesterday (April 30th) at the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. After two hours of testimony, over 30 amendments submitted at the table (making over 50 amendments in total), questions and answers from both the many opponents and the proponents of the bill, SB 358 failed to report favorably as amended on a 4-3 vote.
While the LNA feels there is a small chance the bill is heard again prior to the end of the 2018 Regular Session, your Legislative Team remains watchful over several additional pieces of legislation that we continue to monitor between now and the conclusion of session. Until then please register for and continue to monitor the LNA Legislative Blog as well as our Facebook page for more information.
SB 358 by Senator Luneau has been scheduled for the House Civil Law & Procedure Committee where it will be heard on Monday, April 30th in Committee Room 4 at the State Capitol beginning at 9:30am.
The Louisiana Notary Association (LNA) and its Legislative Team have closely monitored SB 358 throughout the 2018 Regular Session. The proposed legislation provides for electronic notarial acts. The LNA and its Legislative Team-along with the Louisiana Land Title Association (LLTA) and the Bar Association-all oppose this legislation. We believe it fails to create an e-notary framework that protects the public and is not consistent with our civil law tradition.
HCR 31 by House Committee on Civil Law & Procedure Chairman Ray Garofalo, Jr., has been passed by both the Full House and the Senate Judiciary A Committee as of April 24th. It provides for the Louisiana State Law Institute to draft model legislation providing for electronic notarial acts. The LNA, the LLTA and the Bar Association all support HCR 31 as an alternative to SB 358.
The LNA is urging its members to take action immediately to express opposition to SB 358
1.) CONTACT THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE COMMITTEE IMMEDIATELY!
As always, a brief note is sufficient. But please make your voice heard to the members of House Committee on Civil Law & Procedure (whether by telephone, e-mail or fax...or perhaps all three!). Please encourage your fellow notaries and others to contact these Representatives, too.
Chairman - Raymond E Garofalo, Jr.
Republican – District 103
9000 W St. Bernard Parkway
Suite 40
Chalmette LA
Phone: (504)277-4729
Fax: (504)278-6597
garofalor@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: John Scurich
Vice Chairman – Randal L. Gaines
425 W. Airline Hwy.
Ste. K
LaPlace, LA 70068-3818
Phone: (985)652-1228
Fax: (985)652-1229
gainesr@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Peggy Joseph
Robby Carter
225 NW Central Avenue
Amite, LA 70422
Phone: (985)748-2245
Fax: (985)748-2247
carterr@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Joan Arnone
Raymond Crews
4921 Shed Rd.
Ste. 200
Bossier City, LA 71111-5477
Phone: (318)716-7532
Fax: (318)239-1677
crewsr@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Ali Feaster Smith
Gregory Cromer
P.O. Box 2088
Slidell, LA 70459
Phone: (985)645-3592
Fax: (985)645-3594
cromerg@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Mary DuBuisson
Julie Emerson
306 North Church St.
Carencro, LA 70520
Phone: (337)886-4687
Fax: (337)886-4689
emersonj@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Charisse Mouton
Sam L. Jenkins, Jr.
2419 Kings Hwy.
Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone: (318)632-5970
Fax: (318)632-5972
jenkinss@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Valerie Wilson and Robert Williams
Tanner Magee
7833 Main St.
Houma, LA 70360
Phone: (985)858-2970
Fax: (985)858-2972
mageet@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Vickie Larke
Gregory Miller
P.O. Box 190
Norco, LA 70079
Phone: (985)764-9991
Fax: (985)764-9993
millerg@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Donna Lambert
Alan Seabaugh
401 Market St.
Suite 1120
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318)676-7990
Fax: (318)676-7992
seabaugha@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Terri Dickerson
Taylor F Barras (ex oficio)
800 S. Lewis Street
Suite 206, 2nd Floor
New Iberia, LA 70560
Phone: (337)373-4051
Fax: (337)373-4053
barrast@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Julie Romero
Walt Legier, III (ex oficio)
935 Gravier St.
Suite 2155
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504)556-9970
Fax: (504)556-9972
legerw@legis.la.gov
Legislative Aide: Alice Glenn
2.) COME TO THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON TUESDAY AT 9:30AM AT THE CAPITOL
If at all possible, ATTEND THE COMMITTEE HEARING on MONDAY at 9:30 a.m. You can multiply your impact by bringing friends, family and colleagues to help express opposition to SB358. You are not required to speak, but you can if you wish. The more people who are able to attend, the greater will be our impact and chances of success. A visible presence of members and others who can stand with us is an absolutely critical part of the LNA’s response to the proposed bill.
HCR 31 by Representative Raymond Garofalo, Jr. was reported favorably with a unanimous vote by Senate Committee on Judiciary A this morning (April 24th).
The Louisiana Notary Association (LNA) has closely monitored the progress of HCR 31. It requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to draft model legislation to provide for electronic Notarial law in Louisiana. The LNA has supported this resolution since its introduction by Chairman Garofalo.
With minor amendments to verbiage, HCR returns to the Senate floor for debate and vote on final passage. The LNA calls on all members to contact their Senator to urge them to vote YES for HCR 31 (click here if you are unsure of who your Senator is).
If successfully passed, HCR 31 will then return to the House for either review or concurrence with the amendments suggested today.
The LNA and its Legislative Team continues to monitor HCR 31 along with several other pieces of legislation during the 2018 Regular Legislative Session. For updates, please subscribe to the LNA’s Legislative Blog or check our Facebook page.
The Senate Judiciary A Committee has placed HCR 31 on the agenda for tomorrow morning at 9:30am. This resolution requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to generate model legislation providing for electronic notarial acts in Louisiana. The Louisiana Notary Association supports this resolution and is calling for ALL LNA Members to contact members of the Committee to request their support.
Committee member contact information is below:
Senator Rick Ward, III (Chairman) 3741 Highway 1 Port Allen, LA 70767 (225) 246-8838 wardr@legis.la.gov
Senator Jay Luneau (Vice-Chairman) 711 Washington Street Alexandria, LA 71301 (318) 484-2288 luneauj@legis.la.gov
Senator Wesley Bishop 7240 Crowder Blvd. Suite 402 New Orleans, LA 70127 (504) 242-4198 bishopw@legis.la.gov
Senator Jack Donahue P.O. Box 896 Mandeville, LA 70470 (985) 727-7949 donahuej@legis.la.gov
Senator Ryan Gatti 2123 Shed Road Bossier City, LA 71111 (318) 746-0861 (844) 824-6937 gattir@legis.la.gov
Senator Daniel "Danny" Martiny 131 Airline Drive Suite 201 Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 834-7676 martinyd@legis.la.gov
HCR 31-introduced by the House Committee on Civil Law & Procedure’s Chairman Ray Garofalo, Jr.-was reported favorably out of the Committee today (Monday, April 9th, 2018) and is on its way to the House Floor for consideration. The Louisiana Notary Association (LNA) fully supports the resolution as it requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to produce model legislation with respect to electronic notarial acts. This provides the best opportunity to produce quality legislation that fits within our civil law framework.
The LNA is continuing to ask that members reach out to committee members of the House Civil Law & Procedure Committee to express opposition to HB 572 by Representative Tanner Magee, pointing to HCR 31’s favorable reporting (with no objections or opposition registered) as a compromise.
The Chairman of the House Committee onCivil Law & Procedure-Representative Raymond Garofalo, Jr.-has placed HCR31 on the Committee’s agenda for this Monday (April 9th) at 1pm. This Resolution instructs the Louisiana State Law Institute to prepare proposed legislation regarding electronic notary law in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Notary Association's (LNA's) legislative team supports the proposed resolution and its goal of providing a quality legal framework for electronic notarial acts within Louisiana’s civil law system.
The LNA urges its members to continue to contact the committee members to voice opposition to HB 572 by Representative Tanner Magee, recommending HCR 31 as an alternative.
The LNA board of directors and legislative team traveled to the Capitol along with several members Tuesday(April 3rd) to testify in opposition to Bill 358 by Senator Luneau (Alexandria). This bill provides for electronic notaries & electronic notarial acts. As you may already know, the LNA opposes this legislation in its current form because we think it fails to provide the proper civil law framework for these concepts.
Although several legal and regulatory framework issues (along with concerns over 19 individual amendments brought to the table by its author Tuesday morning) were brought up during testimony against the bill the senators on the committee-with the lone exception of Senator Jack Donahue-voted in lock-step with Vice-chairman Luneau in support of the bill. The senators voting to send the bill on to the senate floor were Senators Ward, Luneau, Gatti, Bishop and Milkovich, all of whom dismissed the concerns of the LNA, LLTA, LIALTA, individual notaries and several concerned members of the public. The final tally was 4-1 with Senator Donahue's being the only senator to cast a vote in opposition.
From this point, the bill moves to the full Senate. We will continue to monitor the bill's progress and update you.
On the House side, Representative Tanner Magee’s version of this bill (House Bill 572) is scheduled to be heard in front of the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure next week. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, (Civil Law Agenda). HB 572 is SB 358’s companion Legislation, and likewise provides for electronic notarial acts. The LNA opposes this legislation in its present form for similar reasons we oppose SB 358.
Currently, the LNA urges its Members to e-mail, call, and fax their senators and the members of the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure -asking them not to vote against this legislation in its current version.
Phone: (504)277-4729 Fax: (504)278-6597
garofalor@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: John Scurich
425 W. Airline Hwy. Ste. K LaPlace, LA 70068-3818 Phone: (985)652-1228 Fax: (985)652-1229
gainesr@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Peggy Joseph
225 NW Central Avenue Amite, LA 70422 Phone: (985)748-2245 Fax: (985)748-2247
carterr@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Joan Arnone
4921 Shed Rd. Ste. 200 Bossier City, LA 71111-5477 Phone: (318)716-7532 Fax: (318)239-1677
crewsr@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Ali Feaster Smith
P.O. Box 2088 Slidell, LA 70459 Phone: (985)645-3592 Fax: (985)645-3594
cromerg@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Mary DuBuisson
306 North Church St. Carencro, LA 70520 Phone: (337)886-4687 Fax: (337)886-4689
emersonj@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Charisse Mouton
2419 Kings Hwy. Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: (318)632-5970 Fax: (318)632-5972
jenkinss@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Valerie Wilson and Robert Williams
7833 Main St. Houma, LA 70360 Phone: (985)858-2970 Fax: (985)858-2972
mageet@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Vickie Larke
P.O. Box 190 Norco, LA 70079 Phone: (985)764-9991 Fax: (985)764-9993
millerg@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Donna Lambert
401 Market St. Suite 1120 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318)676-7990 Fax: (318)676-7992
seabaugha@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Terri Dickerson
800 S. Lewis Street Suite 206, 2nd Floor New Iberia, LA 70560 Phone: (337)373-4051 Fax: (337)373-4053
barrast@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Julie Romero
935 Gravier St. Suite 2155 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504)556-9970 Fax: (504)556-9972
legerw@legis.la.gov Legislative Aide: Alice Glenn
The LNA and its legislative team will continue to monitor these bills and other Legislative developments throughout the remainder of the 2018 Regular Session.
LNA MEMBERSHIP CALL TO ACTION – CRITICAL HEARING TUESDAY APRIL 3RD AT THE CAPITOL
Senate Bill 358 by Senator Luneau would provide for electronic notaries public and electronic notary acts. The LNA legislative team believes this legislation fails to create an e-notary framework that protects the public and is not consistent with our civil law tradition.
The LNA members went to the Capitol Monday to express their concerns about SB358 during our 3rd annual Notary Day at the Capitol. Since that time the bill has been scheduled to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee “A” (where the bill’s author is also the committee’s vice-chairman). It is currently scheduled to be heard on Tuesday of next week (April 3rd) at 9:30am.
The LNA is asking its members to take the following actions immediately to express opposition to SB358:
1.)CONTACT THE MEMBERS OF SENATE JUDICIARY “A” IMMEDIATELY:
As always, a brief note is sufficient. But please make your voice heard to the members of Senate Judiciary “A” (whether by telephone, e-mail or fax...or perhaps all three!). Please encourage your fellow notaries and others to contact these senators, too.
2.)COME TO THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON TUESDAY AT 9:30AM AT THE CAPITOL
If at all possible, ATTEND THE COMMITTEE HEARING on TUESDAY at 9:30 a.m. You can multiply your impact by bringing friends, family and colleagues to help express opposition to SB358. You are not required to speak, but you can if you wish. The more people who are able to attend, the greater will be our impact and chances of having the bill deferred and referred back to the Law Institute, where a solution more appropriate under our civil law system is currently being considered. A visible presence of members and others who can stand with us is an absolutely critical part of the LNA’s response to the proposed bill.
You can also monitor the LNA’s Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/LouisianaNotaryAssociation/