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Bill Notary Public - As enacted, adds that a person must complete a course of instruction and pass an examination to qualify to be commissioned as an online notary public; clarifies that an application to be commissioned requires a certification that the applicant has reviewed, understands, and will comply with the applicable rules and requirements promulgated by the secretary of state; adds that a course of instruction for online notarization must include, at a minimum, notarial laws, technology procedures of online notarizations, and ethical requirements for online notaries. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16, Part 3. Notary Public - As enacted, adds that a person must complete a course of instruction and pass an examination to qualify to be commissioned as an online notary public; clarifies that an application to be commissioned requires a certification that the applicant has reviewed, understands, and will comply with the applicable rules and requirements promulgated by the secretary of state; adds that a course of instruction for online notarization must include, at a minimum, notarial laws, technology procedures of online notarizations, and ethical requirements for online notaries. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16, Part 3. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 SB 1051 Tennessee SB 1051 (114)
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Tennessee SB 1051 (114) — Notary Public - As enacted, adds that a person must complete a course of instruction and pass an examination to qualify to be commissioned as an online notary public; clarifies that an application to be commissioned requires a certification that the applicant has reviewed, understands, and will comply with the applicable rules and requirements promulgated by the secretary of state; adds that a course of instruction for online notarization must include, at a minimum, notarial laws, technology procedures of online notarizations, and ethical requirements for online notaries. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16, Part 3.

Version chain

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

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — 300 (pass) · upper
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (2) — 90 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Stevens — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-05 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2025-02-10 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2025-02-12 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-02-26 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
  • 2025-03-04 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2025-03-07 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025
  • 2025-03-10 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2025-03-10 Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 passage
  • 2025-03-13 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2025-03-24 Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2025-03-24 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2025-03-25 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2025-03-25 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2025-03-26 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-26 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-03 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-04-08 Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
  • 2025-04-08 Pub. Ch. 124

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f6c831d8-1bb6-4b2c-b64b-dcc93621b1c2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).