Bill Summary

SB 356 Notaries Public (2024 Session)
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Sponsors
by Ávila  CS Sponsors: Commerce and Tourism
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Summary
Notaries Public; Requiring that certain notarial certificates contain the printed names of specified individuals; prohibiting a notary public from falsely notarizing the signature of a person who is not in that notary public’s presence, either in person or online; deleting a provision that prohibits a notary public from notarizing a signature on a document of a person who is not, at the time of the notarial act, physically present or present by means of audio-video communication technology and that provides civil penalties; requiring a notary public to keep at least one tangible journal; requiring the Department of State to retain jurisdiction over the journal records for a specified timeframe for a certain purpose, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024
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committees of reference
   S Commerce and Tourism
   S Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
11/07/23
SENATE
Filed
11/15/23
SENATE
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
01/18/24
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 110 S
01/23/24
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Commerce and Tourism; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/24/24
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/25/24
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
02/05/24
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/08/24, 10:45 am, 110 S
02/08/24
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/08/24
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
02/12/24
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 K
02/15/24
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/16/24
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/26/24
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24
02/28/24
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/28/24
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In Messages
03/08/24
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Died in Messages
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bill text & filed amendments
0356
Filed on 11/07/23
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Amendment 281962
Avila
Filed on 01/19/24
Replaced by CS
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0356C1
Filed on 01/24/24
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Amendment 850420
Avila
Filed on 02/06/24
Withdrawn
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Statute Citations
28.47
117.05
117.105
117.107
117.109
117.111
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