Mississippi House Bill 492

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-34-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Authority Of A Notarial Officer To Perform Acts Electronically; To Amend Section 25-34-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Secretary Of State To Create Rules Which Allow A Notarial Officer And A Remotely Located Signatory To Electronically Complete A Notarial Act; To Bring Forward Section 25-34-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Secretary Of State To Adopt Rules And Regulations Regarding Notarial Acts; And For Related Purposes.

Electronic notary; clarify authority of the Secretary of State to regulate.

Rep. Jeffrey Hulum [D]	Rep. Christopher Bell [D]	Rep. Daryl Porter [D]	Rep. John Hines [D]
Rep. Bryant Clark [D]	Rep. Omeria Scott [D]	Rep. Rickey Thompson [D]	Rep. John Faulkner [D]
Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]	Rep. Becky Currie [R]	Rep. Earle Banks [D]	Rep. Jansen Owen [R]
Rep. Kent McCarty [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-23	House	Referred To Business and Commerce

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	34	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	39	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	57	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0492.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0492IN.htm