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.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 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
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CS/SB 356, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/24/2024 at 12:15 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1255 (c1) Notaries Public Civil Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Judiciary Committee 
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 850420 - Amendment
Delete lines 63 - 323 and insert:Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
(Avila)2/6/2024
2:21 PMWithdrawn
2/8/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 2/8/2024 10:45 AM Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 7 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/15/2024 12:00 PM Fiscal Policy 17 Yeas - 0 Nays Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/28/2024 10:53 AM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 28.47 Recording notification service. Page 12 (pdf) 117.05 Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties. Page 3 (pdf) 117.105 False or fraudulent acknowledgments; penalty. Page 5 (pdf) 117.107 Prohibited acts. Page 6 (pdf) 117.109 Page 9 (pdf) 117.111 Page 11 (pdf) -
SB 356, Original Filed Version Posted 11/7/2023 at 2:56 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 1/22/2024 (pdf)
Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1255 Notaries Public Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Judiciary Committee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 281962 - Amendment
Delete lines 242 - 328 and insert:Commerce and Tourism
(Avila)1/19/2024
2:17 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/24/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/23/2024 1:00 PM Commerce and Tourism 5 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 28.47 Recording notification service. Page 12 (pdf) 117.05 Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties. Page 3 (pdf) 117.105 False or fraudulent acknowledgments; penalty. Page 5 (pdf) 117.107 Prohibited acts. Page 6 (pdf) 117.109 Page 9 (pdf) 117.111 Page 11 (pdf)