HB2058: Notaries public; rewrites law to include electronic notarization & details application requirements.

Chief Patron

Michele McQuigg (R-51)
Served: 1998–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/12/2007: signed by governor

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01/08/2007 Committee
01/08/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073052412
01/08/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/12/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2058)
01/15/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2058)
01/16/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
01/19/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2058)
01/26/2007 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/29/2007 Assigned App. sub: General Government and Technology (Wardrup)
01/29/2007 Committee substitute printed 077202412-H1
02/01/2007 Committee substitute printed 077228412-H2
02/02/2007 Read first time
02/03/2007 Passed by for the day
02/05/2007 Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2058H2
02/05/2007 Read second time
02/05/2007 Passed by temporarily
02/05/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2058H2)
02/05/2007 Committee substitute (Courts) rejected 077202412-H1
02/05/2007 Committee substitute (Appropriations) agreed to 077228412-H2
02/05/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2058H2
02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
02/06/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/07/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/12/2007 Committee substitute printed 070750412-S1
02/13/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2007 Read third time
02/14/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/14/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 070750412-S1
02/14/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2058S1
02/14/2007 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/16/2007 Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
02/16/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2058S1)
02/22/2007 Enrolled
02/22/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2058ER)
02/23/2007 Signed by Speaker
02/24/2007 Signed by President
02/27/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2058ER)
03/12/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 269 (effective - see bill)
03/15/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0269)

Summary

Notaries public. Rewrites the notary law to include electronic notarization and details the application and technology requirements for electronic notarization. These particular provisions become effective July 1, 2008. In addition, the bill adds that any notary must be a Virginia registered voter, but provisions are retained for certain nonresident employee notaries. A list of prohibited acts for notaries is included (e.g., use of official seal to promote or oppose products, candidates, etc.; use of signature or seal on incomplete documents; committing fraud under the guise of an official act) that subject the notary to suspension, removal, or reprimand as under current law. The bill also increases the Secretary's fee for commissioning a notary from $25 to $35 and allows a fee of $35 for commissioning an electronic notary. The fee for notarizing a document remains at $5, and the fee for electronic notarization is not to exceed $25.

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