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2014 SESSION

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HB 492 Notaries; if not accredited to represent persons in immigration proceedings, shall not offer advice.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (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 SB 503.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102653D  pdf
• 02/03/14  House: Committee substitute printed 14104581D-H1  pdf
• 02/24/14  Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105267D-S1  pdf
• 03/03/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB492ER)  pdf
• 04/06/14  House: Governor's substitute printed 14105537D-H2  pdf
• 04/23/14  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB492ER2)  pdf
• 04/23/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/06/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102653D
• 01/06/14  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/09/14  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/20/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/14  House: Committee substitute printed 14104581D-H1
• 02/03/14  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/05/14  House: Read first time
• 02/06/14  House: Read second time
• 02/06/14  House: Committee substitute agreed to 14104581D-H1
• 02/06/14  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB492H1
• 02/07/14  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/14  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/14  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/24/14  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/14  Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105267D-S1
• 02/25/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/14  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/14  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/26/14  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14105267D-S1
• 02/26/14  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB492S1
• 02/26/14  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/26/14  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 14105267D-S1 (91-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/14  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/14  House: Enrolled
• 03/03/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB492ER)
• 03/03/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/14  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/06/14  House: Governor's substitute printed 14105537D-H2
• 04/22/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/23/14  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 1-N)
• 04/23/14  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
• 04/23/14  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 2-N)
• 04/23/14  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/23/14  House: Reenrolled
• 04/23/14  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB492ER2)
• 04/23/14  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/23/14  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/23/14  House: Enacted, Chapter 783 (effective 7/1/14)
• 04/23/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)