Bill Title: Relating to the employment of notaries public; to amend Sections 36-20-70, 36-20-71, 36-20-72, 36-20-73.1, 36-20-74, and 36-20-75, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the appointment and service of notaries public; to increase the fee collected by the judge of probate for the commission of a notary; to expand the grounds under which a judge of probate may accept or deny an application for a notary commission; to require an applicant for a notary commission to complete a training program; to increase the bond required of a notary public; to provide further for the acknowledgment of signatures; to increase the fee collected for notarial acts performed; to specify the acts of a notary or other individual that constitute a crime; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-06 - Enacted [SB322 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concur In and Adopt	2023-06-06	30	0	0	5	35	Passed	Link	View
House	Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended	2023-06-06	99	0	4	1	104	Passed	Link	View
House	Adopt SZIO87-1	2023-06-06	103	0	0	1	104	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended	2023-05-25	25	4	0	6	35	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Adopt P48QRE-1	2023-05-25	25	4	0	6	35	Passed	Link	View