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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 107
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAY MORRIS
WILLS/TESTAMENTS: Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the feasibility
of creating a central database for testaments
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To authorize and direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make2
recommendations relative to the feasibility of creating a central database for3
testaments and to report its findings and recommendations to the Louisiana4
Legislature no later than January 1, 2015.5
WHEREAS, executing a testament is one of the most important aspects of estate6
planning; and7
WHEREAS, a testament is crucial to the orderly handling of a person's estate, not8
only for financial matters, but also for personal matters such as tutorship and the caring for9
the family of the testator; and10
WHEREAS, properly executed testaments are occasionally misplaced or even11
improperly concealed or destroyed in order to subvert the decisions of the testator as to his12
estate; and13
WHEREAS, in order to alert interested parties that a testament has been executed and14
to deter the improper concealment or destruction of a testament, it may be beneficial to15
establish a voluntary central database to store testaments, the contents of a testament, or16
information noting the existence of a testament; and 17
WHEREAS, a central database could be created within the office of the secretary of18
state or the clerk of court for the parish in which the testator is domiciled.19
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby20
authorize and direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations21 HLS 13RS-1005 ORIGINAL
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relative to the feasibility of creating a central database for testaments and that it report its1
findings and recommendations to the Louisiana Legislature no later than January 1, 2015.2
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted3
to the director of the Louisiana State Law Institute.4
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Jay Morris HCR No. 107
Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations for the
feasibility of creating a central database for testaments and to report its findings and
recommendations to the Louisiana Legislature no later than January 1, 2015.