AB72Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to notaries public and document preparation services. (BDR 19-485)
Introduced by Government Affairs
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to public affairs; authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt a code of professional responsibility for notaries public; authorizing a notarial officer to refuse to perform a notarial act under certain circumstances; revising the procedure for filing cash bonds or surety bonds covering document preparation services; prohibiting a registrant to engage in the business of a document preparation service from engaging in such business for or under an entity that is not covered by such a bond; providing that certain information and documents obtained during an investigation of a document preparation service is confidential; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 68.
May 28, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 21, 2025
21
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
From printer.
Read first time. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 229.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
In Assembly. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 68.
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