By West H.B. No. 233
76R2258 DLF-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the seal of a notary public.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Sections 406.013(a) and (b), Government Code, are
1-5 amended to read as follows:
1-6 (a) A notary public shall provide a seal of office that
1-7 clearly shows, when embossed, stamped, or printed on a document,
1-8 the words "Notary Public, State of Texas" around a star of five
1-9 points, the notary public's name, mailing address, and telephone
1-10 number, and the date the notary public's commission expires. The
1-11 notary public shall authenticate all official acts with the seal
1-12 of office.
1-13 (b) The seal may be a circular form not more than three
1-14 [two] inches in diameter or a rectangular form not more than three
1-15 inches [one inch] in width and 2 1/2 inches in length. The seal
1-16 must have a serrated or milled edge border.
1-17 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
1-18 (b) Notwithstanding the change in law made by Section 1 of
1-19 this Act, before January 1, 2000, a notary public may use a seal
1-20 that complies with the requirements of Section 406.013, Government
1-21 Code, as it existed before the effective date of this Act.
1-22 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.