This amendment fixes a small error by removing the 'R.S.' abbreviation and deletes an extra line to clean up how the bill is written.
Louisiana2026Enacted
HB933
Law Creating Commemorative Birth Certificates
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:26 AM
In one sentence
This new Louisiana law allows people to buy special birth certificates for display that cost $50 and carry the same legal weight as standard copies.
What it does
- Creates a new type of document called a commemorative birth certificate.
- Sets the price at fifty dollars for each commemorative copy.
- Requires the state registrar to keep twenty dollars from the fee to make and manage these certificates.
- Sends thirty dollars from the fee to the Office on Women's Health and Community Health.
- Allows the special certificate to show the state seal and be signed by the governor.
- Gives the commemorative copy the same legal status as a standard certified birth record.
Who it affects
- People who want to buy or display a special version of their birth certificate
- The State Registrar responsible for issuing vital records
- The Office on Women's Health and Community Health which receives part of the fee
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not list the specific security features that will be used, only requiring measures to prevent fraud.
- It is unclear if there are limits on how many commemorative copies one person can request.
- The exact design of the certificate, other than including a seal and signature, has not been detailed in this text.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Commemorative Birth Certificate
- A special version of a birth record designed for display that includes secure measures to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or fraudulent duplication.
- State Registrar
- The state official or office in charge of keeping and issuing vital records like birth certificates.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
RECORDS/RECORDATION: Provides for commemorative birth certificates (EN +$125,000 SG RV See Note)
Official activity
Bill history
- Effective date: 08/01/2026.H
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 1.H
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.H
- Signed by the President of the Senate.S
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.H
- Received from the Senate without amendments.H
- Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.S
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.S
- Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.S
- Reported favorably.S
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.S
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.S
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.H
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.H
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.H
- Reported with amendments (11-0).H
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.H
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.H
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.H
- Prefiled.H
Changes
Amendments
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This amendment makes small grammar changes to the bill's title by replacing a semicolon with a comma and removing one word.
This amendment makes small grammar changes to the bill's title by replacing a semicolon with a comma and removing one word.