Notaries Public; identification of persons for whom notaries perform notarial acts shall be evidenced; valid Veterans Health Identification Card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notaries public, so as to provide that the identification of persons for whom notaries perform notarial acts shall be evidenced satisfactorily by a valid Veterans Health Identification Card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Signed Apr 18, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2022
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Mar 15, 2022
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Apr 18, 2022
Signed into law
Act 643
upper
Apr 18, 2022
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Emanuel Jones
DDemocratic
P
Lester Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
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