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HB 483: Electronic Legal Documents

GENERAL BILL by Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Morales

Electronic Legal Documents; Clarifies that supervising witnessing of electronic record by online notary public is notarial act; specifies applicability of online notarization procedures to supervision of witnessing of electronic record; modifies witnessing procedures; revises statutory forms for affidavit for acceptance of & reliance upon power of attorney, for notice of election relating to descent of homestead property, for self-proof of will or codicil, for disposition of certain assets at death, & for petition of summary relief for sale or transfer of property owned by absentee, to reflect means of notarization.

Effective Date: 6/29/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-205
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/27/2021 House • Filed
2/8/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/26/2021 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
3/30/2021 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
4/2/2021 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/6/2021 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
4/13/2021 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/15/2021 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
4/20/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/21/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
4/21/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/21/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Rules -SJ 564
• Received -SJ 564
4/22/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 608
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 848 -SJ 608
• Read 2nd time -SJ 608
• Read 3rd time -SJ 608
• Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 608
4/22/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-205