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CS/SB 526: Notaries Public

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Grimsley

Notaries Public; Revising the methods available for verifying documents; defining the term “reliable electronic means”; authorizing specified officers to administer oaths by reliable electronic means when engaged in the performance of official duties, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/15/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-23
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Commerce and Tourism (CM)
Criminal Justice (CJ)
Rules (RC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/26/2015	Senate	• Filed
2/3/2015	Senate	• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 67
2/9/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/16/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/23/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/02/15, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/2/2015	Senate	• CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 159
3/3/2015	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 67 • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 159 • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 155
3/11/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/16/15, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/16/2015	Senate	• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 • Now in Rules -SJ 191
3/23/2015	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
3/26/2015	Senate	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 259 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 259
4/9/2015	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15
4/14/2015	Senate	• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 422
4/22/2015	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 462 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/23/2015	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 573 • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 573
4/23/2015	House	• In Messages
4/24/2015	House	• Referred to Calendar -HJ 846 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/15 • Received -HJ 846
4/27/2015	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 862 • Substituted for CS/HB 523 -HJ 862 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2015	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 881 • CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 881
4/28/2015	Senate	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 703
5/7/2015		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/14/2015		• Approved by Governor
5/15/2015		• Chapter No. 2015-23

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CS/SB 526, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2015 at 12:38 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 523 (c1)	Notaries Public	Kerner	Identical	Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 526 (Ch. 2015-23) -HJ 862 Location: Laid on Table
H 513	Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers	Pilon	Compare	Last Action: 1/27/2015 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 526 (Ch. 2015-23) -HJ 43 Location: Withdrawn from consideration

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
92.525	Verification of documents; perjury by false written declaration, penalty.	Page 1 (pdf)
117.10	Law enforcement and correctional officers.	Page 2 (pdf)

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CS/SB 526, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/3/2015 at 12:08 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/13/2015 (pdf) Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2015 (pdf) Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2015 (pdf) Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2015 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 523 (c1)	Notaries Public	Kerner	Identical	Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 526 (Ch. 2015-23) -HJ 862 Location: Laid on Table
H 513	Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers	Pilon	Compare	Last Action: 1/27/2015 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 526 (Ch. 2015-23) -HJ 43 Location: Withdrawn from consideration

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
3/16/2015 2:00 PM	Criminal Justice	5 Yeas - 0 Nays
3/26/2015 9:00 AM	Rules	11 Yeas - 0 Nays

Floor Votes (2)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/23/2015 1:54 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/28/2015 11:33 AM	House	118 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
92.525	Verification of documents; perjury by false written declaration, penalty.	Page 1 (pdf)
117.10	Law enforcement and correctional officers.	Page 2 (pdf)

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SB 526, Original Filed Version Posted 1/26/2015 at 12:31 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2015 (pdf) Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2015 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 523	Notaries Public	Kerner	Identical	Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 526 (Ch. 2015-23) -HJ 862 Location: Laid on Table
H 513	Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers	Pilon	Compare	Last Action: 1/27/2015 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 526 (Ch. 2015-23) -HJ 43 Location: Withdrawn from consideration

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
709170 - Amendment Delete lines 25 - 45 and insert:	Commerce and Tourism (Richter)	2/13/2015 2:40 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/2/2015	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
3/2/2015 1:00 PM	Commerce and Tourism	4 Yeas - 1 Nays

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
92.525	Verification of documents; perjury by false written declaration, penalty.	Page 1 (pdf)
117.05	Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties.	Page 2 (pdf)
117.10	Law enforcement and correctional officers.	Page 2 (pdf)

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