HB 483 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Electronic Legal Documents

Summary
Electronic Legal Documents; Clarifies that supervising witnessing of electronic record by online notary public is notarial act; specifies applicability of online notarization procedures to supervision of witnessing of electronic record; modifies witnessing procedures; revises statutory forms for affidavit for acceptance of & reliance upon power of attorney, for notice of election relating to descent of homestead property, for self-proof of will or codicil, for disposition of certain assets at death, & for petition of summary relief for sale or transfer of property owned by absentee, to reflect means of notarization.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Signed Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021

How they voted

360
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 22, 2021
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican21
21 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Jun 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Thad Altman
Thad Altman
RRepublican
FL
52