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SB 833 Notaries public; electronic notarization to be developed by Secretary of Commonwealth, etc.
Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Notaries public. Provides that equipment, security, and technological standards for electronic notarization shall be developed by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency in consultation with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The process for developing and maintaining such standards shall be exempt from the Administrative Process Act. In addition, the bill requires that applicants submit a registration form for registering and being commissioned as an electronic notary public, which shall include certification of compliance to the Secretary of the Commonwealth with the aforementioned electronic notary standards developed. Furthermore, the bill provides that a notary's electronic signature and seal shall conform to the developed standards for electronic notarization. This bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 12/17/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/14/09 096605256 pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 092409256-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB833ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/17/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/14/09 096605256
- 12/17/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/28/09 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 092409256-S1
- 01/30/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/09 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 092409256-S1
- 02/02/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB833S1
- 02/05/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/09 House: Read first time
- 02/05/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/16/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 02/18/09 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 House: Read second time
- 02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/09 House: Read third time
- 02/24/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB833ER)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 160 (effective 3/16/09)
- 03/16/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160)