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2008 SESSION

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SB 118 Notarial certificates; removes requirement that wording appear on same page as signature.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Notarial certificates. Provides that the requirement that the notarial certificate wording appear on the same page as the signature being notarized does not apply if the notarial certificate includes the name of each person whose signature is being notarized. This bill incorporates SB 327 and SB 550. Also states that any document executed before July 1, 2008, that does not have the notarial certificate wording on the same page as the signature is valid as long as it is executed properly otherwise.

FULL TEXT

• 01/03/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081652228  pdf | impact statement
• 01/21/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 080256228-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB118ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0685)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/03/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081652228
• 01/03/08  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/10/08  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/21/08  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 080256228-S1
• 01/22/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/08  Senate: Read second time
• 01/23/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/23/08  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080256228-S1
• 01/23/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB118S1
• 01/24/08  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/12/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/08  House: Read first time
• 02/12/08  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/08  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 02/29/08  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/08  House: Read second time
• 03/05/08  House: Read third time
• 03/05/08  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/05/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/05/08  House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/08  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB118ER)
• 03/08/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 685 (effective 7/1/08)
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0685)