By: Bohac (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 1683
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015;
May 4, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
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HuffmanX
EllisX
BirdwellX
CreightonX
EstesX
FraserX
NelsonX
SchwertnerX
ZaffiriniX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an identifying number assigned to a notary public by the
secretary of state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 406.001, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 406.001. APPOINTMENTS. (a) The secretary of state may
appoint a notary public at any time.
(b) The secretary of state shall assign each notary public
an identifying number and keep a record of the number assigned to
each notary public.
SECTION 2. Section 406.008(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) When the commission is issued, the secretary of state
shall supply the notary public with:
(1) materials outlining the powers and duties of the
office;
(2) a list of prohibited acts; [and]
(3) sample forms for an acknowledgment, jurat, and
verification and for the administering of an oath, protest, and
deposition; and
(4) the identifying number assigned to the notary
public.
SECTION 3. Section 406.013(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A notary public shall provide a seal of office that
clearly shows, when embossed, stamped, or printed on a document,
the words "Notary Public, State of Texas" around a star of five
points, the notary public's name, the notary public's identifying
number, and the date the notary public's commission expires. The
notary public shall authenticate all official acts with the seal of
office.
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Act
that the secretary of state issue an identifying number to each
notary public, the secretary of state is required to issue an
identifying number only to a notary public who applies for a
commission or a reappointment on or after the effective date of this
Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.
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