Notaries Public; notary commission application; removing home address requirement; effective date.
HB 4296 removes the requirement for applicants to provide their home address when applying for a notary commission in Oklahoma. This change affects all individuals seeking a notary commission in the state, including both Oklahoma residents and out-of-state applicants who work in Oklahoma. The bill amends the application form to delete the specific address fields previously mandated by law, streamlining the process while maintaining other application requirements like contact information and eligibility statements.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Feb 24, 2026
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This bill amends Oklahoma's notary commission application requirements by removing the mandatory home address field for applicants. The change simplifies the application process by eliminating the requirement to provide a residential address, while retaining other standard information like employment address for out-of-state residents.
Scope change
The bill applies to all notary commission applications in Oklahoma, affecting both in-state and out-of-state applicants by removing the home address requirement.
REQUIREMENT
Removed the requirement for applicants to provide their home address on the notary commission application form.
Reordered and renumbered application requirements from 1-12 to 1-12 with adjusted numbering to accommodate the removed requirement.
TECHNICAL
Updated bill header information to reflect floor version status and committee report details.
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Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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