SB 848 (2021) -  Electronic Legal Documents

General Bill by Powell
Electronic Legal Documents: Revising the definition of the term “online notarization”; clarifying that supervising the witnessing of an electronic record by an online notary public is a notarial act; revising the statutory form for an affidavit for acceptance of and reliance upon a power of attorney to reflect means of notarization; revising the form for a petition of summary relief for the sale or transfer of certain property owned by an absentee to reflect means of notarization, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 04/22/21 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 483 (Ch. 2021-205) -SJ 608 on Thursday, April 22, 2021 2:08 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 03/02/21 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/09/21 11:45 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/20/21 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 483 Subject: Electronic Legal Documents Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/16/2021 1:27:42 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/15/2021 8:36:00 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/10/2021 11:10:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/8/2021 12:18:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/3/2021 9:32:32 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/1/2021 12:51:50 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 483 (Ch. 2021-205) -SJ 608 Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted HB 483 -SJ 608 Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 608 Time: 04/22/2021 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 559 Time: 04/21/2021 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559 Time: 04/16/2021 - 1:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/16/2021 - 1:34 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 472 Time: 04/16/2021 - 11:49 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/15/2021 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/13/2021 - 2:37 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:57 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 239 Time: 03/09/2021 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/21, 11:45 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/04/2021 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 03/03/2021 - 9:42 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 03/02/2021 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 98 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/02/21, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/25/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 98 Time: 02/04/2021 - 12:22 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/27/2021 - 10:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
117.201 CS/HB 121, CS/CS/CS/SB 228, HB 483
117.285 HB 483
709.2119 HB 483
732.401 HB 483
732.503 HB 483
732.521 HB 483
732.703 HB 483
747.051 HB 483