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HB908

Louisiana Secretary of State Fee Changes

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:26 AM

In one sentence

This law updates the fees that businesses and individuals must pay to file documents with the Louisiana Secretary of State, effective October 1, 2026.

What it does

  • Updates filing fees for domestic business corporations and limited liability companies.
  • Changes costs for annual reports required by various business types.
  • Adjusts charges for special services like expedited processing and certified document copies.
  • Sets new fees for home service contractors, motor vehicle contract providers, and structured settlement purchase companies.

Who it affects

  • Domestic business corporations and limited liability companies
  • Nonprofit organizations registered in Louisiana
  • Foreign businesses operating within the state
  • Partnerships and trade name holders

Limits and unknowns

  • The official text lists specific dollar amounts for new fees but does not explain why these changes are necessary.
  • The law specifies an effective date of October 1, 2026.

Official record

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Official summary

SECRETARY OF STATE: Provides with respect to certain fees charged by the secretary of state (EN +$3,790,515 SG RV See Note)

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Effective date: 10/01/2026.H
  2. Becomes Act No. 921 without the Governor's signature.H
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.H
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.S
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.H
  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.H
  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.S
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.S
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.S
  10. Reported favorably.S
  11. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.S
  12. Reported favorably.S
  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.S
  14. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.S
  15. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.H
  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.H
  17. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.H
  18. Reported with amendments (10-0).H
  19. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.H
  20. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.H

Changes

Amendments

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House Committee Amendment #2432 H&G Adopted

This amendment changes the date when the new fee rules for the Secretary of State will officially start.