South Carolina House Bill 3917 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-03 - Committed to Committee on Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 1, Title 26 To Enact The "south Carolina Electronic Notary Public Act" And By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 1, Title 26 To Enact The "south Carolina Remote Online Notarization Act" Both So As To Provide For The Notarization Of Documents By Electronic Means And For Remotely Located Individuals, Settings For Certain Requirements In Acceptance For Recording By A Register Of Mesne Conveyances In A County Of Electronic Documents In Tangible Form, Charging The Office Of The Secretary Of State With The Responsibility Of Implementing The Act And Adopting Standards For The Notarization Of Documents By Electronic Means And For Remotely Located Individuals, And Defining Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 26-1-260 So As To Provide Failures Of Notaries Public To Perform Certain Duties Or Meet Certain Requirements Does Not Invalidate Notarial Acts, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 26-1-270 So As To Clarify The Relationship Between Chapter 1, Title 26 And Certain Federal Statutes; By Adding Section 30-5-31 So As To As To Define Necessary Terms; To Amend Section 26-1-5, Relating To Definitions Concerning Notaries Public, So As To Define Necessary Terms; And By Designating Certain Provisions Of Chapter 1, Title 26 As "article 1, General Provisions".

SC Electronic Notary Public Act

Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]

Rep. Weston Newton [R]

Rep. West Cox [R]

Rep. Thomas Pope [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-03	House	Committed to Committee on Ways and Means
2019-03-27	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-3-19
2019-03-26	House	Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-27-19
2019-03-21		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-03-20	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2019-02-06	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-02-06	House	Introduced and read first time

S0447 (Similar To) 2019-01-29 - Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
S0487 (Similar To) 2019-02-06 - Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
26	1	260	(n/a)	See Bill Text
26	1	270	(n/a)	See Bill Text
26	1	5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
30	5	31	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3917&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3917_20190206.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3917_20190320.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3917_20190321.htm