HB 483 (2021) -  Electronic Legal Documents

General Bill by Altman (CO-SPONSORS) Benjamin; Morales
Electronic Legal Documents: Clarifies that supervising witnessing of electronic record by online notary public is notarial act; specifies applicability of online notarization procedures to supervision of witnessing of electronic record; modifies witnessing procedures; revises statutory forms for affidavit for acceptance of & reliance upon power of attorney, for notice of election relating to descent of homestead property, for self-proof of will or codicil, for disposition of certain assets at death, & for petition of summary relief for sale or transfer of property owned by absentee, to reflect means of notarization.
Effective Date: June 29, 2021
Last Event: Chapter No. 2021-205 on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 11:11 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 848 Subject: Electronic Legal Documents Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 7/7/2021 9:37:35 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/5/2021 9:29:52 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/15/2021 12:50:40 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/13/2021 4:36:34 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 4/6/2021 5:07:33 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 4/2/2021 4:59:16 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 3/30/2021 4:44:26 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 3/27/2021 5:24:43 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/21/2021 01:49 PM   Yeas: 118 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 235] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/22/2021 02:09 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 25] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2021-205 Time: 07/06/2021 - 11:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/29/2021 - 10:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/28/2021 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 608 Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 608 Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 608 Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted for SB 848 -SJ 608 Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 608 Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 564 Time: 04/21/2021 - 7:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Rules -SJ 564 Time: 04/21/2021 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/21/2021 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/21/2021 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/20/2021 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/20/2021 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/20/2021 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021) Time: 04/15/2021 - 9:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/15/2021 - 12:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/15/2021 - 12:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 04/15/2021 - 12:47 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 04/15/2021 - 12:44 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 04/13/2021 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 04/06/2021 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Commerce Committee Time: 04/06/2021 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Commerce Committee Time: 04/06/2021 - 4:54 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Commerce Committee agenda Time: 04/02/2021 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Commerce Committee Time: 03/30/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 03/30/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 03/30/2021 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/26/2021 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 02/08/2021 - 9:54 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/08/2021 - 9:54 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee Time: 02/08/2021 - 9:54 AM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 02/08/2021 - 9:54 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/27/2021 - 9:01 AM Member: Altman Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
117.201 CS/HB 121, CS/CS/CS/SB 228, SB 848
117.285 SB 848
709.2119 SB 848
732.401 SB 848
732.503 SB 848
732.521 SB 848
732.703 SB 848
747.051 SB 848