CS/SB 548 (2019) -  Electronic Legal Documents

General Bill by Judiciary and Brandes
Electronic Legal Documents: Revising provisions relating to use of the office of notary public; authorizing online notarizations; specifying registration and qualification requirements for online notaries public; prescribing online notarization procedures; specifying the manner by which an online notary public must verify the identity of a principal or a witness, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect January 1, 2020
Last Event: 05/01/19 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 409 (Ch. 2019-71) -SJ 653 on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 10:21 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/01/19 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 04/10/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/17/19 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 14   Nays 1

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 409 Subject: Electronic Legal Documents Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/18/2019 11:12:32 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/16/2019 10:46:40 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 4/10/2019 3:41:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 4/9/2019 8:52:13 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/3/2019 9:39:28 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/29/2019 5:41:36 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 409 (Ch. 2019-71) -SJ 653 Time: 05/01/2019 - 10:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 409 -SJ 653 Time: 05/01/2019 - 10:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 651 Time: 05/01/2019 - 10:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/19 -SJ 765 Time: 04/29/2019 - 2:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/18/2019 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -SJ 379 Time: 04/17/2019 - 7:01 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/17/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 04/12/2019 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 04/10/2019 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 342 Time: 04/10/2019 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/10/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 04/05/2019 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 314 Time: 04/03/2019 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 04/03/2019 - 3:05 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/03/2019 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 312 Time: 04/01/2019 - 6:27 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/27/2019 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 71 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 72 Time: 02/08/2019 - 9:07 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/28/2019 - 9:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
28.222 CS/CS/HB 409
92.50 CS/CS/HB 409
95.231 CS/CS/HB 409
117.01 CS/CS/HB 409
117.021 CS/CS/HB 409
117.05 CS/CS/HB 409
117.107 CS/CS/HB 409
117.201 CS/CS/HB 409
117.209 CS/CS/HB 409
117.215 CS/CS/HB 409
117.225 CS/CS/HB 409
117.235 CS/CS/HB 409
117.245 CS/CS/HB 409
117.255 CS/CS/HB 409
117.265 CS/CS/HB 409
117.275 CS/CS/HB 409
117.285 CS/CS/HB 409
117.295 CS/CS/HB 409
117.305 CS/CS/HB 409
689.01 CS/CS/HB 409
694.08 CS/CS/HB 409
695.03 CS/CS/HB 409
695.04 CS/CS/HB 409
695.25 CS/CS/HB 409
695.28 CS/CS/HB 409
709.2119 CS/CS/HB 409
709.2120 CS/CS/HB 409
709.2202 CS/CS/HB 409
731.201 CS/CS/HB 409
732.506 CS/CS/HB 409
732.521 CS/CS/HB 409
732.522 CS/CS/HB 409
732.523 CS/CS/HB 409
732.524 CS/CS/HB 409
732.525 CS/CS/HB 409
732.526 CS/CS/HB 409
733.201 CS/CS/HB 409
740.10 CS/CS/HB 409*

(*) Not the latest version