CS/SB 356 -  Notaries Public

General Bill by Commerce and Tourism and 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.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 01/23/24 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    • On agenda for: 02/08/24 10:45 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/15/24 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1255 Subject: Notaries Public Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 850420 , Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Avila Date Filed: 02/06/24, Line#: 63 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/08/2024 12:56 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 281962 , Commerce and Tourism, Avila Date Filed: 01/19/24, Line#: 242 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/24/2024 09:25 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/16/2024 10:02:52 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/13/2024 1:43:50 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 2/8/2024 11:59:59 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 2/7/2024 11:29:28 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 1/24/2024 11:13:44 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 1/22/2024 1:23:33 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/28/2024 10:53 AM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 8] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/28/2024 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 491 Time: 02/28/2024 - 10:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 491 Time: 02/28/2024 - 10:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 491 Time: 02/28/2024 - 10:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24 Time: 02/26/2024 - 8:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/16/2024 - 11:12 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 Time: 02/15/2024 - 6:53 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/12/2024 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 02/08/2024 - 1:09 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 Time: 02/08/2024 - 12:28 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/08/24, 10:45 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/05/2024 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Time: 01/25/2024 - 10:48 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time Time: 01/24/2024 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/24/2024 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 Time: 01/23/2024 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/18/2024 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy Time: 11/15/2023 - 10:48 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/07/2023 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
28.47 CS/CS/HB 285, CS/SB 1000, CS/HB 1255*
117.05 CS/HB 1255*
117.105 CS/HB 1255
117.107 CS/HB 1255, HB 1527, SB 1598
117.109 CS/HB 1255*
117.111 CS/HB 1255*

(*) Not the latest version