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2014 SESSION
SB 503 Notaries; legal advice on immigration, etc.,non-English advertising, notice requirement.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Notaries; providing advice on immigration; advertising. Prohibits a notary public from offering or providing legal advice to any person in immigration or other legal matters or representing any person in immigration proceedings unless such notary public is an attorney or a federally accredited representative. The bill also restricts misleading notary advertising in languages other than English. The bill also provides for civil penalties and revocation of the notary commission for such unauthorized advertising. This bill is identical to HB 492.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102501D pdf
- 02/05/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14102501D-E pdf
- 02/17/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105069D-H1 pdf
- 02/24/14 House: Floor substitute printed 14105256D-H2 (Albo) pdf
- 02/28/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB503ER) pdf
- 04/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102501D
- 01/08/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/03/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/04/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/14 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/14 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/05/14 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/05/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB503E
- 02/05/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14102501D-E
- 02/06/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/08/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/14 House: Read first time
- 02/08/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105069D-H1
- 02/19/14 House: Read second time
- 02/20/14 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/14 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/14 House: Read third time
- 02/24/14 House: Committee substitute 14105069D-H1 rejected
- 02/24/14 House: Floor substitute printed 14105256D-H2 (Albo)
- 02/24/14 House: Substitute by Delegate Albo agreed to 14105256D-H2
- 02/24/14 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB503H2
- 02/24/14 House: Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 Senate: Title replaced 14105256D-H2
- 02/28/14 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB503ER)
- 03/03/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/03/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/14)
- 04/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)