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SB 23-153 CO
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Sunset Revised Uniform Law On Notarial Acts

CO · session 2023A · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 15, 2023

Latest action (May 17, 2023) Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

Summary

The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies, as specified in the department's sunset review of the "Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts" (law), as follows: Continues the law for 9 years, until September 1, 2032; Repeals the requirement that a certificate evidencing a notarial act performed by a notary public indicate the date of expiration of the notary public's commission; and Increases the maximum statutory fees from $5 to $15 for each document attested by a person before a notary public and from $10 to $25 for the notary public's electronic signature. The act also: Establishes requirements and limitations for the use of interpreters in the facilitation of notarial acts, including a prohibition against the use of an interpreter who has a disqualifying interest, as described in the act, in the transaction for which a notarial act is being performed; Limits the liability of a notarial officer for errors in interpretation made in the facilitation of a notarial act; and Appropriates $96,568 for the 2023-24 state fiscal year from the department of state cash fund to the department of state. APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE May 17, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE September 1, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (4)

Action history (19)

  1. May 17, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 8, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. May 7, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  4. May 5, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. May 3, 2023 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Pass · upper
  6. May 3, 2023 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Reconsider · upper
  7. May 2, 2023 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
  8. Apr 29, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  9. Apr 27, 2023 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  10. Apr 26, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
  11. Apr 26, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  12. Apr 24, 2023 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
  13. Apr 17, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
  14. Apr 17, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  15. Apr 14, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
  16. Apr 14, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  17. Apr 6, 2023 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
  18. Mar 28, 2023 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Finance · upper
  19. Feb 15, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology · upper

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