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| Bill | Notaries Public | Notaries Public; Clarifies that notary public is entitled to select particular technology in performing notarial act with respect to electronic record; authorizes notary public's contract or employer to require use of particular technology; revises limitations on notary public fees; revises certain registration requirements for online notaries public; authorizes notaries public to use audio-video communication technology to remotely swear in individuals who testify & new attorneys admitted to The Florida Bar; requires remote online notarization service provider to retain audio-video communication recordings of online notarizations; authorizes RON service provider to delegate this duty to secure repository under certain conditions; clarifies that online notary public is entitled to select his or her remote online notarization service provider; authorizes notary public's contract or employer to require use of particular RON service provider. | us/states/fl | Florida Legislature | 2021 | HB 121 | Florida HB 121 (2021) |
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enacted | 2021-137 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 2020-12-23 | 2021-06-23 | openstates | ocd-bill/96019171-8087-42fd-8286-9fa9c36e6ce6 | https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/121/ByCategory | a95e0b136a908920c6d6bc0271869645df244baf09d72235908412cf8c59d089 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Florida HB 121 (2021) — Notaries Public
Notaries Public; Clarifies that notary public is entitled to select particular technology in performing notarial act with respect to electronic record; authorizes notary public's contract or employer to require use of particular technology; revises limitations on notary public fees; revises certain registration requirements for online notaries public; authorizes notaries public to use audio-video communication technology to remotely swear in individuals who testify & new attorneys admitted to The Florida Bar; requires remote online notarization service provider to retain audio-video communication recordings of online notarizations; authorizes RON service provider to delegate this duty to secure repository under certain conditions; clarifies that online notary public is entitled to select his or her remote online notarization service provider; authorizes notary public's contract or employer to require use of particular RON service provider.
Enacted — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-137.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee) — 18–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee — primary (organization)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-12-23 Filed
filing - 2021-01-20 Referred to Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee; Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
referral-committee - 2021-02-10 Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
- 2021-02-17 Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- 2021-02-18 Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- 2021-02-18 Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- 2021-02-18 CS Filed
- 2021-02-22 Original reference removed: Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
- 2021-02-22 Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee - 2021-02-22 Now in Judiciary Committee
- 2021-03-02 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- 2021-03-02 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- 2021-03-15 Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- 2021-03-17 Favorable by Judiciary Committee
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-17 Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- 2021-03-17 Bill released to House Calendar
- 2021-03-17 Added to Second Reading Calendar
- 2021-03-25 Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/31/2021)
- 2021-03-31 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2021-03-31 Placed on 3rd reading
- 2021-03-31 Added to Third Reading Calendar
- 2021-04-01 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2021-04-01 CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
passage - 2021-04-07 In Messages
- 2021-04-07 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2021-04-07 Message sent to senate
- 2021-04-07 Received
- 2021-04-08 Withdrawn from Rules
withdrawal - 2021-04-08 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- 2021-04-08 Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 228
- 2021-04-08 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2021-04-08 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2021-04-08 CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
passage - 2021-04-08 Immediately certified
- 2021-04-08 In Messages
- 2021-04-08 Ordered enrolled
- 2021-06-18 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2021-06-21 Approved by Governor
executive-signature - 2021-06-23 Chapter No. 2021-137
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/96019171-8087-42fd-8286-9fa9c36e6ce6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).