LegislationJan 01, 2025 - Oregon
OR House Bill 2531 - House Bill 2531 makes a simple pointer reference change to a statute that had been renumbered in two sections of Oregon's Notary Public statutes.
LegislationJan 01, 2025 - Texas
TX House Bill 4504 - House Bill 4504 makes a non-substantive statute reference change to the Government Code related to a Notary's exemption from the requirement to record certain oaths in their journals.
LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Minnesota
MN House File 1830 - House File requires the school manager or owner to have their signatures notarized on a proof of completion for hair technician training completed at their school.
LegislationJul 01, 2024 - North Carolina
NC Senate Bill 552 - Senate Bill 552 amends last year’s remote electronic notarization bill before it took effect, makes Notary seal changes, and requires all Notaries to keep a journal of notarial acts, among other changes.
LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Michigan
MI House Bill 4644 - Michigan enacts the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, authorizing a power of attorney to be acknowledged before a Notary or other official authorized to take acknowledgments and granting a presumption of genuineness to a power of attorney that is.
LegislationJul 01, 2024 - New Hampshire
NH House Bill 68 - New Hampshire becomes the most recent state to enact the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act, authorizing a transfer on death deed to convey property without going through probate.
Rule/Regulation
Jul 01, 2024 - North Carolina
NC Administrative Rules (2024 -- Part 2) - The North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State has adopted rules related to Electronic Notaries, journals, filings, forms, and payments to the Department.
LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Indiana
IN House Bill 1032 - House Bill 1032 amends the statutes governing so-called “Legislative Notaries” and strikes the word “seal” from the required elements in a Notary Public’s official seal and electronic seal.
LegislationJul 01, 2024 - Washington
WA House Bill 1889 - House Bill 1889 strikes the prior requirement that to qualify for a Notary commission, an applicant must be a United States citizen.
LegislationJul 01, 2024 - South Dakota
SD Senate Bill 211 - South Dakota authorizes both in-person electronic and remote online notarial acts along with other changes.