TX House Bill 2235

Legislation

State: Texas
Signed: June 17, 2015

Effective: September 01, 2015
Chapter: 766

Summary

House Bill 2235 requires the Secretary of State to refuse to appoint or revoke the commission of any applicant or Notary if the Secretary discovers an applicant or Notary is not eligible to serve as a Notary.

Affects

Section 406.004 of the Government Code.

Changes

Requires the Secretary of State to refuse to appoint or revoke the commission of any applicant or Notary if the Secretary discovers an applicant or Notary is not eligible to serve as a Notary.
Removes from the definition of "good cause" which constitute grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation of a Notary commission a final conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude.

Analysis

According to the bill analysis, since mid-2009, after receiving a Texas Attorney General Opinion, the Texas Secretary of State has taken the position that it has no discretionary authority with respect to rejecting an applicant for a Notary commission who has a final conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude. The purpose of House Bill 2235 is to codify the Attorney General opinion and clarify that the Secretary no discretion to commission an individual who does not meet the conditions set forth in Government Code Section 406.004.

Read House Bill 2235.