CS/HB 1255: Notaries Public
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Porras ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia
Notaries Public; Revises criminal penalties for false or fraudulent acknowledgements; removes civil penalty relating to provision that prohibits notary public from notarizing signature on document of person who is not, at time of notarial act, physically present or present by means of audio-video communication technology; provides criminal penalties.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4/2024 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/9/2024 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/13/2024 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| 1/23/2024 | House |
• PCS added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/25/2024 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 1/26/2024 | House |
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/1/2024 | House |
• Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/5/2024 | House |
• Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee |
| 3/8/2024 | House |
• Died in Judiciary Committee |
