By:  Carona                                                       S.B. No. 220
	(In the Senate - Filed January 20, 2005; February 3, 2005, 
read first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; 
March 14, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 
Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; March 14, 2005, 
sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 220                                    By:  Wentworth


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the maintenance of records by a notary public.                  
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 406.014, Government Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as 
follows:
	(a)  A notary public other than a court clerk notarizing 
instruments for the court shall keep in a book a record of:
		(1)  the date of each instrument notarized;                                   
		(2)  the date of each [the] notarization;             
		(3)  the name and signature of the signer, grantor, or 
maker;        
		(4)  the signer's, grantor's, or maker's residence or 
alleged residence;    
		(5)  whether the signer, grantor, or maker is 
personally known by the notary public, was identified by an 
identification card issued by a governmental agency or a passport 
issued by the United States, or was introduced to the notary public 
and, if introduced, the name and residence or alleged residence of 
the individual introducing the signer, grantor, or maker; 
		(6)  if the instrument is proved by a witness, the 
residence of the witness, whether the witness is personally known 
by the notary public or was introduced to the notary public and, if 
introduced, the name and residence of the individual introducing 
the witness; 
		(7)  the name and residence of the grantee;                                   
		(8)  if land is conveyed or charged by the instrument, 
the name of the original grantee and the county where the land is 
located;  and
		(9)  a brief description of the instrument.                                   
	(e)  A notary public may maintain the records required by 
Subsection (a), other than the signature of the signer, grantor, or 
maker, electronically in a computer or other storage device.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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