SB 68 — COURTS: Constitutional amendment to provide for jurisdiction of the Louisiana Supreme Court. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

SLS 26RS-257 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

68 BY SENATOR MORRIS COURTS.A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article V, Section 5(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to jurisdictionoftheLouisianaSupremeCourt;toprovidefordisciplinaryproceedings overattorneysfromotherjurisdictionsconcerninglegalservicesinthestateandover related unethical practices;

Constitutional amendment to provide for jurisdiction of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

(2/3 - CA13s1(A)) A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article V, Section 5(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to jurisdictionoftheLouisianaSupremeCourt;toprovidefordisciplinaryproceedings overattorneysfromotherjurisdictionsconcerninglegalservicesinthestateandover related unethical practices;

The supreme court has exclusive original jurisdictionofdisciplinaryproceedingsagainstamemberofthebarandanylawyer who is specially admittedbyadmitted by a courtofcourt of this stateforaparticularproceeding,orstate for a particular proceeding, is not admittedinthisstateandpracticeslaworrendersorofferstorenderanyadmitted Pagein 1this ofstate 2and Coding:practices law or renders or offers to render any legal services in this state, is licensed in another state and owns or operates a law firm within this state, or is not licensed in this state and has supervisory authority over lawyers licensed in this state.

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

SLS 26RS-257 ENGROSSED SB NO.

68 legal services in this state, or is licensed in another state and owns or operates a law firm within this state, or is not licensed in this state and has supervisory authority over lawyers licensed in this state.

Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to votevoteYES YES orNO,to amendtheConstitution ofLouisiana,whichpropositionof Louisiana, which proposition shall readas follows:

DoPage you1 support an amendment granting the Louisiana Supreme Court jurisdiction to discipline out-of-state lawyers for unethical legal practices in the state of Louisiana?2 (AmendsCoding: Article V, Section 5(B)) The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

TheWords keyword,which summary,are andstruck digestthrough doare notdeletions constitutefrom partexisting oflaw; the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

[R.S.words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 68NO. Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Morris Present constitution (Const.

Art.68 ENROLLED Do you support an amendment granting the Louisiana Supreme Court the authority to discipline out-of-state attorneys in certain circumstances? (Amends Article V, Section 5(B)) PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Page 2 of 2 Coding:

V, Sec.

5(B)) grants the supreme court exclusive original jurisdiction of disciplinary proceedings against a member of the bar.

Proposedconstitutionalamendmentretainspresentconstitutionprovisionandfurthergrants the supreme court original jurisdiction for disciplinaryproceedings against anylawyer who is specially admitted by a court of this state for a particular proceeding, or is not admitted in this state and practices law or renders or offers to render any legal services in this state, or is licensed in another state and owns or operates a law firm within this state, or is not licensed in this state and has supervisory authority over lawyers licensed in this state.

Specifies submission of the amendment to the voters at the statewide election to be held on April 17, 2027, as authorized by law.

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Art.

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