California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 997 — Notaries public.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 491, Statutes of 2016.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits the acknowledgment of an instrument from being taken unless the officer taking it has "satisfactory evidence" that the person making the acknowledgment is the individual who is described in and who executed the instrument. Under existing law, "satisfactory evidence" means the absence of information, evidence, or other circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the person making the acknowledgment is not the individual he or she claims to be and, among other things, he or she presents a specified document that is either current or issued within 5 years that contains a photograph and description of the person named on it, the signature of the person, and a serial or other identifying number, as provided. This bill would add an identification card issued by a federally recognized tribal government to the list of documents acceptable for identification purposes. This bill would also incorporate changes to Section 1185 of the Civil Code proposed by both this bill and AB 2566, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 491, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5531.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 5501.)

  6. Set for hearing August 29.

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5387.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  9. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5880.) Ordered to the Senate.

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read third time and amended.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 28).

  15. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  17. June 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  19. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  20. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4087.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4001.) (May 27).

  24. Set for hearing May 27.

  25. May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  26. Set for hearing May 9.

  27. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 3558.) (April 13).

  29. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  30. Set for hearing April 13.

  31. April 6 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  32. Set for hearing April 6.

  33. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  34. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.

  35. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lara · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB997 Lara Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SB 997 Lara Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, E.

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Kim — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 28 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26902
Democratic 2001
Total 28903
% of votes cast 70%23%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Liu — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Beall — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 5001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 997 do?
Existing law prohibits the acknowledgment of an instrument from being taken unless the officer taking it has "satisfactory evidence" that the person making the acknowledgment is the individual who is described in and who executed the instrument. Under existing law, "satisfactory evidence" means the absence of information, evidence, or other circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the person making the acknowledgment is not the individual he or she claims to be and, among other things, he or she presents a specified document that is either current or issued within 5 years that contains a photograph and description of the person named on it, the signature of the person, and a serial or other identifying number, as provided. This bill would add an identification card issued by a federally recognized tribal government to the list of documents acceptable for identification purposes. This bill would also incorporate changes to Section 1185 of the Civil Code proposed by both this bill and AB 2566, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors SB 997?
SB 997 is sponsored by Lara.
What is the current status of SB 997?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2016. Enacted.
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