CS/HB 1255 -  Notaries Public

General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee and Porras (CO-SPONSORS) 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.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024
Last Event: Died in Judiciary Committee on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

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Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 356 Subject: Notaries Public Relationship: Compare

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Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 2/5/2024 4:38:38 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 2/2/2024 8:54:23 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/25/2024 5:46:11 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/24/2024 9:25:09 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Judiciary Committee Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 02/05/2024 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/05/2024 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/05/2024 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 02/01/2024 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/26/2024 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/26/2024 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/26/2024 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/26/2024 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/25/2024 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/25/2024 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2024 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2024 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/23/2024 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/13/2024 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/13/2024 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/13/2024 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/13/2024 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/04/2024 - 4:42 PM Member: Porras Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
117.105 CS/SB 356
117.107 CS/SB 356, HB 1527, SB 1598