RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 137 (HB 140) 2017 Regular Session Gregory Miller
Existing constitution and existing law require each assessor to maintain lists of property for
purposes of ad valorem taxation.
Existing law provides that the state registrar of vital records is the custodian of all vital
certificates and records in this state.
New law retains existing law and requires that, by the 10th day of each month, the state
registrar of vital records send to each assessor a certified report containing the name, address,
date of birth, sex, and last four digits of the social security number, as such information
exists in the database of the La. Dept. of Health, of any person 16 years of age or older who
died in the state within the preceding calendar month. Further authorizes the state registrar
of vital records to determine the format and method of transmission of the report.
Effective August 1, 2017.
(Amends R.S. 47:1965; Adds R.S. 40:36(H))