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2011 SESSION
HB 2318 Electronic notary; notary to notarize document if signer is not present if identity is established.
Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Electronic notaries. Allows, in the case of an electronic notarization, a notary to notarize a document when the signer is not in the notary's presence if satisfactory evidence of the identity is established. Furthermore, the bill allows satisfactory evidence to be based on video or audio conference technology that permits the notary to communicate with and identify the principal at the time of the notarial act. This bill is identical to SB 827.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102751D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104664D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11104664D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2318ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0731) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102751D
- 01/17/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/11 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 01/19/11 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/19/11 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
- 01/26/11 House: Reported from Science and Technology with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
- 01/26/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104664D-H1
- 01/27/11 House: Read first time
- 01/28/11 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/11 House: Read second time
- 01/31/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104664D-H1
- 01/31/11 House: Speaker ruled Amendments by Delegate Marshall, R.G. not germane
- 01/31/11 House: Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. withdrawn
- 01/31/11 House: Amendment by Delegate Byron agreed to
- 01/31/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2318EH1
- 01/31/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11104664D-EH1
- 02/01/11 House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 25-N)
- 02/01/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 25-N)
- 02/02/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/11/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/11 Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
- 02/17/11 House: Enrolled
- 02/17/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2318ER)
- 02/17/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 731 (effective - see bill)
- 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0731)