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CS/SB 548: Electronic Legal Documents

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Brandes

Electronic Legal Documents; Revising provisions relating to use of the office of notary public; authorizing online notarizations; specifying registration and qualification requirements for online notaries public; prescribing online notarization procedures; specifying the manner by which an online notary public must verify the identity of a principal or a witness, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect January 1, 2020
 Last Action: 5/1/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 409 (Ch. 2019-71) -SJ 653
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/28/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 72
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 71
    3/27/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    4/1/2019 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 312
    4/3/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 314
    4/5/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/10/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    4/10/2019 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 342
    • Now in Rules
    4/12/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/17/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    4/17/2019 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -SJ 379
    4/18/2019 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/29/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/19 -SJ 765
    5/1/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 651
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 409 -SJ 653
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 409 (Ch. 2019-71) -SJ 653

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  • CS/SB 548, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2019 at 2:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2019 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 409 (er) Electronic Legal Documents Perez, Grant Similar Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-71 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/10/2019 1:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/17/2019 2:00 PM Rules 14 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (38)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.222 Clerk to be county recorder. Page 40 (pdf)
    92.50 Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments; who may take or administer; requirements. Page 40 (pdf)
    95.231 Limitations where deed or will on record. Page 41 (pdf)
    117.01 Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath. Page 6 (pdf)
    117.021 Electronic notarization. Page 6 (pdf)
    117.05 Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties. Page 7 (pdf)
    117.107 Prohibited acts. Page 18 (pdf)
    117.201 Page 19 (pdf)
    117.209 Page 21 (pdf)
    117.215 Page 22 (pdf)
    117.225 Page 23 (pdf)
    117.235 Page 24 (pdf)
    117.245 Page 25 (pdf)
    117.255 Page 28 (pdf)
    117.265 Page 30 (pdf)
    117.275 Page 32 (pdf)
    117.285 Page 33 (pdf)
    117.295 Page 36 (pdf)
    117.305 Page 39 (pdf)
    689.01 How real estate conveyed. Page 42 (pdf)
    694.08 Certain instruments validated, notwithstanding lack of seals or witnesses, or defect in acknowledgment, etc. Page 44 (pdf)
    695.03 Acknowledgment and proof; validation of certain acknowledgments; legalization or authentication before foreign officials. Page 45 (pdf)
    695.04 Requirements of certificate. Page 48 (pdf)
    695.25 Short form of acknowledgment. Page 48 (pdf)
    695.28 Validity of recorded electronic documents. Page 51 (pdf)
    709.2119 Acceptance of and reliance upon power of attorney. Page 53 (pdf)
    709.2120 Rejecting power of attorney. Page 54 (pdf)
    709.2202 Authority that requires separate signed enumeration. Page 55 (pdf)
    731.201 General definitions. Page 55 (pdf)
    732.506 Revocation by act. Page 55 (pdf)
    732.521 Page 56 (pdf)
    732.522 Page 57 (pdf)
    732.523 Page 58 (pdf)
    732.524 Page 59 (pdf)
    732.525 Page 63 (pdf)
    732.526 Page 64 (pdf)
    733.201 Proof of wills. Page 65 (pdf)
    740.10 Page 65 (pdf)

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  • SB 548, Original Filed Version Posted 1/28/2019 at 9:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 409 (c1) Electronic Legal Documents Perez, Grant Similar Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-71 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    255066 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Brandes)     		3/29/2019
    3:48 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2019 4:00 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (39)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.222 Clerk to be county recorder. Page 36 (pdf)
    90.803 Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial. Page 36 (pdf)
    92.50 Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments; who may take or administer; requirements. Page 36 (pdf)
    95.231 Limitations where deed or will on record. Page 38 (pdf)
    117.01 Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath. Page 5 (pdf)
    117.021 Electronic notarization. Page 6 (pdf)
    117.05 Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties. Page 7 (pdf)
    117.107 Prohibited acts. Page 17 (pdf)
    117.201 Page 18 (pdf)
    117.209 Page 21 (pdf)
    117.215 Page 22 (pdf)
    117.225 Page 22 (pdf)
    117.235 Page 24 (pdf)
    117.245 Page 24 (pdf)
    117.255 Page 27 (pdf)
    117.265 Page 29 (pdf)
    117.275 Page 31 (pdf)
    117.285 Page 32 (pdf)
    117.295 Page 32 (pdf)
    117.305 Page 35 (pdf)
    689.01 How real estate conveyed. Page 38 (pdf)
    694.08 Certain instruments validated, notwithstanding lack of seals or witnesses, or defect in acknowledgment, etc. Page 40 (pdf)
    695.03 Acknowledgment and proof; validation of certain acknowledgments; legalization or authentication before foreign officials. Page 41 (pdf)
    695.04 Requirements of certificate. Page 44 (pdf)
    695.25 Short form of acknowledgment. Page 45 (pdf)
    695.28 Validity of recorded electronic documents. Page 48 (pdf)
    709.2119 Acceptance of and reliance upon power of attorney. Page 50 (pdf)
    709.2120 Rejecting power of attorney. Page 50 (pdf)
    709.2202 Authority that requires separate signed enumeration. Page 52 (pdf)
    731.201 General definitions. Page 52 (pdf)
    732.506 Revocation by act. Page 53 (pdf)
    732.521 Page 53 (pdf)
    732.522 Page 54 (pdf)
    732.523 Page 56 (pdf)
    732.524 Page 57 (pdf)
    732.525 Page 61 (pdf)
    732.526 Page 62 (pdf)
    733.201 Proof of wills. Page 62 (pdf)
    740.10 Page 62 (pdf)

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