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CS/CS/CS/SB 228: Notaries Public

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Commerce and Tourism ; Bradley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burgess

Notaries Public; Clarifying that a notary public is entitled to select particular technology in performing a notarial act with respect to an electronic record; modifying requirements for entries in the electronic journal maintained by an online notary public; clarifying that an online notary public is entitled to select his or her remote online notarization service provider; clarifying limitations on fees charged for online notarizations, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2022
 Last Action: 4/8/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 121 (Ch. 2021-137) -SJ 398
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/8/2020 Senate • Filed
    12/15/2020 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 53
    1/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/25/21, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/25/2021 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 178
    1/26/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/28/2021 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    2/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/15/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/15/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 179
    2/17/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/18/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 53
    • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 167
    • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 167
    3/18/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/18/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    3/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2021 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
    3/26/2021 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/29/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/21 -SJ 341
    3/30/2021 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 327
    4/1/2021 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 341
    4/7/2021 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 378
    4/8/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 397
    • Substituted CS/HB 121 -SJ 398
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 121 (Ch. 2021-137) -SJ 398

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 228, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2021 at 8:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 121 (er) Notaries Public Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/23/2021 Chapter No. 2021-137 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    117.021 Electronic notarization. Page 2 (pdf)
    117.05 Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    117.201 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    117.225 Registration; qualifications. Page 4 (pdf)
    117.231 Page 5 (pdf)
    117.245 Electronic journal of online notarizations. Page 5 (pdf)
    117.255 Use of electronic journal, signature, and seal. Page 9 (pdf)
    117.265 Online notarization procedures. Page 12 (pdf)
    117.275 Fees for online notarization. Page 12 (pdf)
    117.295 Standards for electronic and online notarization; rulemaking authority. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 228, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/17/2021 at 2:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 121 (c1) Notaries Public Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/23/2021 Chapter No. 2021-137 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    175934 - Amendment
    Delete lines 366 - 383 and insert:     		Rules
    (Bradley)     		3/16/2021
    2:35 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2021 9:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    117.021 Electronic notarization. Page 2 (pdf)
    117.05 Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    117.201 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    117.225 Registration; qualifications. Page 4 (pdf)
    117.231 Page 5 (pdf)
    117.245 Electronic journal of online notarizations. Page 5 (pdf)
    117.255 Use of electronic journal, signature, and seal. Page 9 (pdf)
    117.265 Online notarization procedures. Page 12 (pdf)
    117.275 Fees for online notarization. Page 12 (pdf)
    117.295 Standards for electronic and online notarization; rulemaking authority. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 228, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/26/2021 at 1:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 121 Notaries Public Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/23/2021 Chapter No. 2021-137 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    240700 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Bradley)     		2/12/2021
    2:05 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/15/2021 2:30 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    117.021 Electronic notarization. Page 2 (pdf)
    117.05 Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    117.201 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    117.215 Relation to other laws. Page 4 (pdf)
    117.225 Registration; qualifications. Page 4 (pdf)
    117.245 Electronic journal of online notarizations. Page 5 (pdf)
    117.255 Use of electronic journal, signature, and seal. Page 8 (pdf)
    117.265 Online notarization procedures. Page 11 (pdf)
    117.275 Fees for online notarization. Page 11 (pdf)
    117.295 Standards for electronic and online notarization; rulemaking authority. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 228, Original Filed Version Posted 12/8/2020 at 3:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 1/22/2021 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 121 Notaries Public Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/23/2021 Chapter No. 2021-137 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    267620 - Amendment
    Delete lines 320 - 341 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Bradley)     		1/22/2021
    11:57 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/26/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2021 2:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    117.021 Electronic notarization. Page 2 (pdf)
    117.05 Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    117.201 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    117.215 Relation to other laws. Page 4 (pdf)
    117.225 Registration; qualifications. Page 4 (pdf)
    117.245 Electronic journal of online notarizations. Page 5 (pdf)
    117.255 Use of electronic journal, signature, and seal. Page 8 (pdf)
    117.265 Online notarization procedures. Page 11 (pdf)
    117.275 Fees for online notarization. Page 11 (pdf)
    117.295 Standards for electronic and online notarization; rulemaking authority. Page 11 (pdf)

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