SB 848 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Electronic Legal Documents

Summary

Electronic Legal Documents; Revising the definition of the term “online notarization”; clarifying that supervising the witnessing of an electronic record by an online notary public is a notarial act; revising the statutory form for an affidavit for acceptance of and reliance upon a power of attorney to reflect means of notarization; revising the form for a petition of summary relief for the sale or transfer of certain property owned by an absentee to reflect means of notarization, etc.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Last action Apr 22, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 483 (Ch. 2021-205)

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Apr 16, 2021

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0

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Apr 15, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

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Apr 13, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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Mar 9, 2021

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

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Mar 4, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/21, 11:45 am, 412 Knott Building

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Mar 2, 2021

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

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Mar 2, 2021

Introduced

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Feb 25, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/02/21, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

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Feb 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors