SLS 18RS-798 ENGROSSED
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 511
BY SENATOR BARROW
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY. Provides relative to tax sales and post-sale notice. (8/1/18)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 47:2156(D), relative to tax sales; to provide relative to tax sale and post-sale
3 notice; to provide for the sufficiency of notice to certain persons; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 47:2156(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2156. Post-sale notice
8 * * *
9 D. If the tax sale party is deceased, the notice to a tax sale party provided
10 for pursuant to this Section shall be sufficient if made to the succession
11 representative, if applicable, and to the tax sale party's surviving spouse,
12 descendants, parents and other ascendants, and collaterals by blood or adoption
13 within the fifth degree.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 511
SLS 18RS-798 ENGROSSED
The original instrument was prepared by Xavier I. Alexander. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
SB 511 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Barrow
Proposed law provides that if the tax sale party is deceased, the notice to a tax sale party
provided for pursuant to proposed law will be sufficient if made to the succession
representative, if applicable, and to the tax sale party's surviving spouse, descendants,
parents and other ascendants, and collaterals by blood or adoption within the fifth degree.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 47:2156(D))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal
Affairs to the original bill
1. Expands the applicability of proposed law by increasing the scope of
coverage from collaterals within the third degree to collaterals within the
fifth degree.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.