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2008 SESSION

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HB 218 Notaries public; clarifies provisions relating to adoption of electronic notarization, etc.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | 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 SB 621.

FULL TEXT

• 12/28/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081726588  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/08  House: Printed as engrossed 081726588-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/14/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 089406588-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB218ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0117)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 12/28/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081726588
• 12/28/07  House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
• 01/22/08  House: Assigned S & T sub: #1
• 01/28/08  House: Reported from Science and Technology with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/08  House: Read first time
• 01/31/08  House: Read second time
• 01/31/08  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/31/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB218E
• 01/31/08  House: Printed as engrossed 081726588-E
• 02/01/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/04/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/08  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/08  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 089406588-S1
• 02/15/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
• 02/18/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/18/08  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 089406588-S1
• 02/18/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB218S1
• 02/18/08  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/20/08  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 089406588-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB218ER)
• 02/21/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 117 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0117)