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CS/HB 957: Electronic Commerce

GENERAL BILL by Business Development & International Trade ; Culp ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Trovillion ; Effman

Electronic Commerce; specifies "electronic notarization"; provides for Secretary of State to provide commissions for notaries public to perform electronic notarizations; provides for state use of credit cards, charge cards, or debit cards under certain circumstances; provides for electronic engineering seals, digital signatures, & electronic land surveying & mapping seals; authorizes Sec. of State to commission Fla. international notaries, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Governmental Reform and Oversight, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1413 (Ch. 97-241), CS/SB 1754 (Ch. 97-278)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/1997 House • Prefiled
3/4/1997 House • Introduced -HJ 00101
3/11/1997 House • Referred to Business Development & International Trade (EIC) -HJ 00241
3/26/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Business Development & International Trade (EIC), 04/01/97, 3:30 pm, 102-HOB
4/1/1997 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously CS by Business Development & International Trade (EIC) -HJ 00530
4/11/1997 House • CS read first time on 04/11/97 -HJ 00527
4/14/1997 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00530
4/16/1997 House • Available for Consent Calendar
4/24/1997 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 00758; CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 00758
4/24/1997 Senate • In Messages
4/25/1997 Senate • Received, referred to Governmental Reform and Oversight; Judiciary; Ways and Means -SJ 00658
5/2/1997 Senate • Upon adjournment in Senate Governmental Reform and Oversight, Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on House Consent Calendar
3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Pending Consent Calendar
3/5/1998 House • Available for Consent Calendar
3/17/1998 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 00230; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 00230
3/18/1998 Senate • In Messages
3/19/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Governmental Reform and Oversight; Banking and Insurance; Ways and Means -SJ 00231
5/1/1998 Senate • Died in Committee on Governmental Reform and Oversight, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1413 (Ch. 97-241), CS/SB 1754 (Ch. 97-278)