02/26/2020 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY

          HB 124-ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND NOTARIZATION                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:07:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that the  first order of business would be                                                               
SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE  FOR HOUSE BILL  NO. 124, "An Act  relating to                                                               
the   recording   of   documents;  relating   to   notaries   and                                                               
notarization,  including  notarial  acts performed  for  remotely                                                               
located individuals; and providing for an effective date."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:07:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CLAMAN   stated  that  his   office  had   received  three                                                               
amendments  to SSHB  124,  submitted  by Representative  Eastman.                                                               
Representative Eastman was  not present to make a  motion, and no                                                               
other amendments were offered.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:08:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP  moved to  report SSHB  124 out  of committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
notes.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:08:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN objected to the motion.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN  commented that  his office  had submitted                                                               
three amendments  that he was  hoping would be considered  by the                                                               
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:08:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN  answered that  the committee  was noticed  for 2:00                                                               
p.m. and  Representative Eastman  was not  present at  that time.                                                               
He stated  that the time  for taking  up amendments had  come and                                                               
gone.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN maintained the objection.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:09:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A roll  call vote  was taken.   Representatives,  Kopp, Drummond,                                                               
Stutes, and  Claman voted in favor  of the motion to  report SSHB
  out of  committee  with individual  recommendations and  the                                                               
accompanying fiscal notes.   Representative Eastman voted against                                                               
it.   Therefore, SSHB 124  was reported from the  House Judiciary                                                               
Standing Committee by a vote of 4-1.