Mississippi House Bill 777 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-14 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The "revised Mississippi Law On Notarial Acts"; To Define Certain Terms; To Prescribe The Notarial Acts That A Notarial Officer May Perform; To Authorizes Notarial Officers To Charge A Fee Not Exceeding $5.00 For Services Rendered; To Require Individuals Requesting Certain Notarial Services To Physically Appear Before The Notarial Officer; To Require Notarial Officers To Determine The Identity Of The Person Appearing Before The Officer And To Prescribe Acceptable Forms Of Identification; To Authorize Notarial Officers To Refuse To Perform Certain Acts; To Authorize An Individual Who Is Physically Unable To Sign A Record Before A Notarial Officer To Direct Another Person To Sign On The Individual's Behalf; To Authorize Notarial Acts To Be Performed By Notaries Public, Elected Judges And Clerks Of Court And The Secretary Of State; To Recognize Certain Qualified Notarial Acts Performed Under The Authority Of Another State, Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, The Federal Government And Foreign States; To Require A Notarial Act To Be Evidenced By A Certificate; To Require Notaries Public To Have An Official Seal, To Procure A Stamping Device And To Maintain A Journal Of Notarial Acts; To Authorize Notaries Public To Perform Notarial Acts With Respect To Electronic Records; To Authorize Individuals To Apply To The Secretary Of State For A Commission As A Notary Public And To Prescribe The Minimum Qualifications; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Deny Or Revoke A Commission As A Notary Public For Certain Specified Acts; To Require The Secretary Of State To Maintain An Electronic Database Of Notaries Public; To Prohibit Notaries Public From Acting In Certain Capacities And Performing Certain Acts; To Specify That A Notarial Act Is Not Invalidated Due To A Failure Of A Notarial Officer To Perform Certain Statutory Duties; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Adopt Rules Necessary To Implement The Revised Mississippi Law On Notarial Acts; To Clarify That A Commission As A Notary Public In Effect On July 1, 2019, Continues Until Its Expiration, At Which Time A Renewal Of The Commission Must Comply With This Act; To Clarify That This Act To Not Affect The Validity Or Effect Of Notarial Acts Performed Before July 1, 2019; To Specify That This Act Supersedes Certain Federal Statutes Regarding Electronic Signatures In Commerce; To Repeal Sections 25-33-1 Through 25-33-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize The Appointment Of Notaries Public And Prescribe Their Powers And Duties; To Repeal Section 25-7-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Notaries Public To Charge Fees For Certain Services; To Amend Section 25-7-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts; create and repeal existing statutes on notaries public.

Rep. Shane Aguirre [R]

2019-03-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 46 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - House - House Passed (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-14	Senate	Died On Calendar
2019-03-11	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2019-03-11	Senate	Passed As Amended
2019-03-11	Senate	Amended
2019-03-05	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2019-02-25	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2019-02-13	House	Transmitted To Senate
2019-02-12	House	Passed
2019-02-08	House	Read the Third Time
2019-02-05	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2019-01-17	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0777.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0777IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0777PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/sam/HB0777_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/sam/HB0777_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/sam/HB0777_S_Amend_02_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/house/0360022.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/senate/0630012.pdf