HB 663: Notaries Public
GENERAL BILL by DuBose
Notaries Public; Requires notary public to record specified information in notarial journal when performing certain notarial acts & retain journal for specified period; requires notary public to notify EOG if notarial journal becomes inaccessible during retention period; requires law firm employees who perform notarial services for firm to maintain separate notarial journal for certain notarial acts pertaining to law firm & its clients; requires law firm to comply with notarial journal maintenance & security requirements; provides that failure to comply with notarial journal requirements does not invalidate lawful notarization; provides that failure to comply with notarial journal requirements constitutes grounds for suspension, nonrenewal, or denial of notary public commission; provides applicability; exempts certain acts of specified law enforcement & correctional officers from notarial journal requirements.
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/9/2015 House • Filed
2/18/2015 House • Referred to Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Business and Professions Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 55
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 55
4/28/2015 House • Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee
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HB 663, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/9/2015 at 4:21 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 436 Notaries Public Soto Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
Location: In committee/council (CM)
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 117.055 Page 2 (pdf) 117.10 Law enforcement and correctional officers. Page 4 (pdf)