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SB275 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Apr 30, 2021
SB275 Alabama 2021 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Sam Givhan Senator
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Notary publics, instruments in writing acknowledged via remote notarization before July 1, 2021, ratified and validated, use of remote authorization, authorized, Sec. 36-20-73.1 added
Description

Under existing law, an individual is required to personally appear before a notary public for verification of his or her identification and signature when executing certain instruments.

This bill would authorize the use of remote notarization for acknowledgements, would ratify and confirm actions taken pursuant to the Emergency Management Act of 1955, using the remote notarization of signatures, and would provide exemptions.

Subjects
Notaries Public

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2021-319.

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

H

Concurred in Second House Amendment

S

Givhan motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1102

S

Concurrence Requested

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 921

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 920

H

State Government Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 508

S

Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 507

S

Givhan Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

SBIR: Givhan motion to Adopt Roll Call 506

March 11, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 28
Absent 6

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 508

March 11, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 28
Absent 6

Givhan motion to Adopt Roll Call 507

March 11, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 28
Absent 6

HBIR: Whitt motion to Adopt Roll Call 919

April 20, 2021 House Passed
Yes 94
Abstained 1
Absent 8

Givhan motion to Concur In and Adopt Roll Call 1102

April 20, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Absent 5

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 921

April 20, 2021 House Passed
Yes 98
Absent 5

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) SB275 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed) SB275 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced) SB275 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature