SLS 20RS-197 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 42
BY SENATOR WHITE
STATE DEPARTMENT. Provides that domicile of the Department of State is in East Baton
Rouge Parish. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 36:741(A), relative to the Department of State; to provide for the
3 domicile; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 36:741(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง741. Department of State; creation; domicile; purposes and functions
7 A. The Department of State is created and shall be a body corporate with the
8 power to sue and be sued. The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge
9 East Baton Rouge Parish.
10 * * *
11 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
12 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
13 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
14 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
15 effective on the day following such approval.
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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. 42
SLS 20RS-197 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Margaret M. Corley.
DIGEST
SB 42 Original 2020 Regular Session White
Present law provides for the Dept. of State to be domiciled in Baton Rouge.
Proposed law changes the domicile of the department from Baton Rouge to East Baton
Rouge Parish.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 36:741(A))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.