Bill Title: Relating to the employment of notaries public; to amend Sections 36-20-70, 36-20-71, 36-20-72, 36-20-73.1, 36-20-74, and 36-20-75, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the appointment and service of notaries public; to increase the fee collected by the judge of probate for the commission of a notary; to expand the grounds under which a judge of probate may accept or deny an application for a notary commission; to require an applicant for a notary commission to complete a training program; to increase the bond required of a notary public; to provide further for the acknowledgment of signatures; to increase the fee collected for notarial acts performed; to specify the acts of a notary or other individual that constitute a crime; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-06 - Enacted [SB322 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2023-06-06	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2023-05-16	PDF	Link	View
Engrossed	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Adopt	2023-06-06	Proposed	PDF	Link	View
Senate Adopt	2023-05-25	Proposed	PDF	Link	View
Senate Judiciary AMD/SUB	2023-05-24	Proposed	PDF	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
Fiscal Note	As Introduced	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View
Fiscal Note	As Passed First Chamber Committee	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View
Fiscal Note	As Passed First Chamber	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View

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