---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the employment of notaries public; to amend Sections 36-20-70, 36-20-71, 36-20-72, 36-20-73.1, 36-20-74, and 36-20-75, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the appointment and service of notaries public; to increase the fee collected by the judge of probate for the commission of a notary; to expand the grounds under which a judge of probate may accept or deny an application for a notary commission; to require an applicant for a notary commission to complete a training program; to increase the bond required of a notary public; to provide further for the acknowledgment of signatures; to increase the fee collected for notarial acts performed; to specify the acts of a notary or other individual that constitute a crime; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022."
description: "Notary Publics, appointment and service further provided"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 322"
citation: "Alabama SB 322 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Notary Publics"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Givhan"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/366e5049-743a-4c14-b4f5-336b5af9c231"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "91412289ef33ed2eba37b7f1c0e5302920227bfef0de7d2956b196371b34c59d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama SB 322 (2023rs) — Relating to the employment of notaries public; to amend Sections 36-20-70, 36-20-71, 36-20-72, 36-20-73.1, 36-20-74, and 36-20-75, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the appointment and service of notaries public; to increase the fee collected by the judge of probate for the commission of a notary; to expand the grounds under which a judge of probate may accept or deny an application for a notary commission; to require an applicant for a notary commission to complete a training program; to increase the bond required of a notary public; to provide further for the acknowledgment of signatures; to increase the fee collected for notarial acts performed; to specify the acts of a notary or other individual that constitute a crime; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Notary Publics, appointment and service further provided

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB322-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-548** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286150.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment LQL9YW-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/LQL9YW-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment P48QRE-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/P48QRE-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment SZIO87-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SZIO87-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB322-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB322-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 1280 on SB322 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 1093 on SB322 (2023 Regular Session) — **25–4** (fail) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1143 on SB322 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 1144 on SB322 (2023 Regular Session) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1092 on SB322 (2023 Regular Session) — **25–4** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sam Givhan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Judiciary) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Table
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-548 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/366e5049-743a-4c14-b4f5-336b5af9c231`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).