Notary Law Update: TX House Bill 995
State: Texas
Summary:House Bill 995 allows a medical power of attorney to be acknowledged before a Notary or witnessed by two competent adult witnesses.
Signed:
June 15, 2017
Effective:
January 01, 2018
Chapter: TBD
Affects:Amends Sections 166.155 and 166.164 to and repeals Sections 166.162 and 166.163 of the Health and Safety Code.
Changes: - Allows a medical power of attorney to be acknowledged before a Notary or witnessed by two competent adult witnesses.
- Provides a statutory medical power of attorney form.
Analysis:House Bill 995 provides the option so common in many states of having a medical power of attorney acknowledged before a Notary or before two adult witnesses.
Read the bill text.