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SB 621 Notaries public; clarifies provisions relating to adoption of electronic notarization, etc.
Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Notaries Public. Clarifies provisions relating to the adoption of electronic notarization and transitioning to the required seal application on notarized documents. The bill also clarifies the validity of documents notarized within and without the Commonwealth, and when documents are conclusively presumed to be in proper form following recordation. The bill removes the requirement that a notary must be recommended by a public official for appointment. This bill is identical to HB 218.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080818328 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081498328-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB621ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB621ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080818328
- 01/09/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/04/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/08 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/29/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081498328-H1
- 03/04/08 House: Read second time
- 03/05/08 House: Read third time
- 03/05/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 081498328-H1
- 03/05/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB621H1
- 03/05/08 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB621ER)
- 03/08/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB621ER)
- 04/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 814 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814)