CHAPTER NUMBER: 21  
File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Secretary of
State)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Notaries Public
 
Setting standards for the release of information in public records
about notaries public; allowing a notary public to control whether the
notary public's name appears on lists sold by public officials; giving
the Secretary of State and Assistant Secretary the power to remove or
suspend a notary public; and allowing notaries public to act on
documents lacking a notarial certificate.
Senate Action
- 10/4
 - Pre-filed
 - 1/10
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 1/3
 - Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 1/22
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 1/23
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 1/25
 - Third Reading Passed (46-1)
 - 3/29
 - Returned Passed
 - 4/9
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 21
 
House Action
- 1/26
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 2/12
 - Re-referred Commerce and Government Matters
 - 3/6
 - Hearing 3/20 at 1:15 p.m.
 - 3/25
 - Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
 - 3/24
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/26
 - Special Order next session (Del. C. Mitchell) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (117-5)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Comm.
 - Departmental
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
 - DISCIPLINE
 - HEARINGS
 - NOTARIES PUBLIC
 - NOTICES
 - PRIVACY
 - RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS, LAND RCDS, VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
 - SECRETARY OF STATE
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 - Article - 68 Notaries Public
 - (
 2 ,
 11 
)
 -   State Government
 - (
 10-617 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 448034/1 (PDF) Offered on: JANUARY 23, 1996   at: 10:40
 Status: Adopted