GOVT-NOTARY PUBLIC ACT-JOURNAL House SponsorsRep. Kevin Joyce, William B. Black, Karen May and Karen A. Yarbrough 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die 5 ILCS 312/3-110 new765 ILCS 5/20from Ch. 30, par. 19 Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Requires that a notary public keep a journal as to notarization of documents concerning real property. Specifies the information to be entered in the journal in order to identify the witnesses who or documents that affirmed the identity of persons whose acknowledgements were notarized. Specifies the manner in which the journal must be kept and the conditions under which journal entries must be disclosed. Makes violations by a notary public punishable by fines imposed by the Secretary of State and revocation of the notary's commission. Amends the Conveyances Act. Provides that rights and interests may be acknowledged or proved outside Illinois but within the United States and its territories by a notary public in substantial compliance with the Illinois Notary Public Act (now, by a notary public). 1/27/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce 1/27/2005HouseFirst Reading 1/27/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/2/2005HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 2/3/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black 3/9/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 3/10/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/11/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May 3/16/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 4/8/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/8/2005HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/15/2005HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die