LegislationJan 26, 2021 - Colorado
CO House Bill 21-1004/Senate Bill 21-266 - House Bill 21-1004 authorizes electronic wills and allows notarization of electronic wills and self-proving affidavits to electronic wills by remote online notarization. Senate Bill 21-266, enacted later in the session, relocates the provisions to another section of the statutes.
LegislationJan 01, 2021 - Alaska
AK House Bill 124 - House Bill 124 enacts permanent provisions for performing notarizations for remotely located individuals (remote online notarizations).
LegislationJan 01, 2021 - Rhode Island
RI Senate Bill 2136 - Senate Bill 2136 repeals Rhode Island’s current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with the Uniform Parentage Act.
LegislationJan 01, 2021 - Hawaii
HI Senate Bill 2275 - Senate Bill 2275 enacts portions of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), authorizes remote online notarizations, and makes other changes to Hawaii’s Notary Public statutes.
Rule/Regulation
Jan 01, 2021 - Alaska
AK Administrative Rules (2020) - The Alaska Lieutenant Governor has adopted final rules to implement remote online notarization in Alaska.
LegislationDec 31, 2020 - Colorado
CO Senate Bill 20-096 - Senate Bill 20-096 authorizes Colorado Notaries to perform remote notarizations and prescribes rules for how to perform them.
Rule/Regulation
Dec 31, 2020 - Colorado
CO Administrative Rules (2020) - The Colorado Secretary of State has adopted permanent rules for remote online notarization.
LegislationDec 30, 2020 - Michigan
MI Senate Bill 1187 - Senate Bill 1187 extends Notary commissions that have expired during the COVID-19 pandemic further and also extends Michigan's remote ink-signed notarization authorization.
LegislationDec 30, 2020 - Michigan
MI Senate Bill 1188 - Senate Bill 1188 requires a Michigan county register of deeds to record a paper printout of an electronic document that has been notarized in compliance with Michigan’s Notary statutes if it does not have an electronic recording system that allows it to record electronic real property documents.
LegislationDec 22, 2020 - Louisiana
LA House Bill 54 - House Bill 54 enacts digital identification card provisions with implications for Louisiana Notaries.