H.B. No. 1683
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to an identifying number assigned to a notary public by the
  secretary of state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 406.001, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 406.001.  APPOINTMENTS. (a) The secretary of state may
  appoint a notary public at any time.
         (b)  The secretary of state shall assign each notary public
  an identifying number and keep a record of the number assigned to
  each notary public.
         SECTION 2.  Section 406.008(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  When the commission is issued, the secretary of state
  shall supply the notary public with:
               (1)  materials outlining the powers and duties of the
  office;
               (2)  a list of prohibited acts; [and]
               (3)  sample forms for an acknowledgment, jurat, and
  verification and for the administering of an oath, protest, and
  deposition; and
               (4)  the identifying number assigned to the notary
  public.
         SECTION 3.  Section 406.013(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  A notary public shall provide a seal of office that
  clearly shows, when embossed, stamped, or printed on a document,
  the words "Notary Public, State of Texas" around a star of five
  points, the notary public's name, the notary public's identifying
  number, and the date the notary public's commission expires. The
  notary public shall authenticate all official acts with the seal of
  office.
         SECTION 4.  Notwithstanding the requirements of this Act
  that the secretary of state issue an identifying number to each
  notary public, the secretary of state is required to issue an
  identifying number only to a notary public who applies for a
  commission or a reappointment on or after the effective date of this
  Act.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1683 was passed by the House on April
  16, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 3, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1683 was passed by the Senate on May
  27, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor