HBA-NLM H.B. 1004 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1004 By: West, George Judicial Affairs 4/26/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a notary is not required to stamp the notary's mailing address and telephone number. H.B. 1004 requires a notary to stamp or print the notary's mailing address and telephone number as near as possible to the location of the notary's seal on a document. This bill provides that failure to comply with this section does not affect the validity of the notarization. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 406.013, Government Code, by adding Subsection (d), to require a notary public to clearly print or stamp the notary's mailing address and telephone number as near as possible to the place where the notary public affixes the seal on a document. Provides that failure to comply with this subsection does not affect the validity of the notarization. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.