Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Jan 3, 2025
Filed · Jan 3, 2025
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to Criminal Justice · Feb 3, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 25, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 25, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 25, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 25, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 31, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 31, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 31, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 2, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 9, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 9, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 9, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 9, 2025
Amended · Apr 9, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 9, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Apr 9, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 9, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 9, 2025
Record vote · Apr 9, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 9, 2025
Passed · Apr 9, 2025
Record vote · Apr 9, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 9, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 10, 2025
Read first time · Apr 17, 2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Apr 17, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 1, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 1, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 1, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 8, 2025
Vote reconsidered in committee · May 8, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 8, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 8, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 12, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 12, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 12, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 12, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 12, 2025
Record vote · May 12, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 12, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 12, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 13, 2025
Passed · May 13, 2025
Record vote · May 13, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 13, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 14, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 20, 2025
Read · May 20, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 20, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · May 21, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 21, 2025
Signed in the House · May 21, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 21, 2025
Filed without the Governor's signature · May 30, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 30, 2025
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
(Metcalf in the chair) SBi693 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-13 · Yeas 105, Nays 29, Present, not voting 2
CSSBi693 was read second time and was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-12 · Yeas 105, Nays 35, Present, not voting 2
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