LouisianaLouisiana would raise fees for business filings and state services
Businesses and other filers would pay higher state fees for many registrations, record updates, copies, and faster service starting October 1, 2026.
What it does
Many filing and record fees would rise, including fees for business and nonprofit filings, annual reports, registered-agent changes, and trademark services.
Expedited service fees would rise to $60 for while-you-wait service and $35 for 24-hour service; several copy and certificate fees would also increase.
Argument forHigher fees could give the secretary of state more revenue to support business filings and faster document services.
Argument againstHigher filing and expedited-service fees could make it costlier for small organizations to register, update records, or get documents quickly.
More detail
The secretary of state would charge higher fees for many business, nonprofit, partnership, and trademark filings and related records. The fees cover domestic and foreign businesses, nonprofits, partnerships, and people filing trade name or trademark documents. The fee schedule would take effect October 1, 2026.
The secretary of state would charge more for expedited service, copies, certificates, and certain other services. These charges cover expedited filings, certified copies and certificates, service of process, and state cable or video franchises. The fee schedule would take effect October 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 23Becomes Act No. 921 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 23Effective date: 10/01/2026.
- May 26Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 25Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
- May 25Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 25Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 21Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1124). Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 12Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 11Reported favorably.Minor
- Apr 27Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
- Apr 22Reported favorably.Minor
- Apr 7Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.Minor
- Apr 1Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#250). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 1Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Mar 30Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
- Mar 26Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Mar 25Reported with amendments (10-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Minor
- Feb 27Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 27Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.Introduced
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