CS/SB 356: Notaries Public
GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Avila
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.
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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11/7/2023 | Senate |
• Filed |
11/15/2023 | Senate |
• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy |
1/9/2024 | Senate |
• Introduced |
1/18/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
1/23/2024 | Senate |
• CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 |
1/24/2024 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time |
1/25/2024 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development |
2/5/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/08/24, 10:45 am, 110 Senate Building |
2/8/2024 | Senate |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy |
2/12/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
2/15/2024 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 |
2/16/2024 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
2/26/2024 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24 |
2/28/2024 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 491 • Read 3rd time -SJ 491 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 491 |
2/28/2024 | House |
• In Messages |
3/8/2024 | House |
• Died in Messages |