LegislationMar 12, 2022 - West Virginia
WV Senate Bill 334 - Senate Bill 334 provides legislative approval of the Secretary of State’s administrative rules on electronic, remote, and remote ink notarization.
LegislationMar 01, 2022 - Colorado
CO Senate Bill 21-271 - Senate Bill 21-271 reclassifies certain criminal offenses by a Notary Public.
LegislationMar 01, 2022 - New Mexico
NM House Bill 180 - House Bill 180 repeals a statute effective just this past January that allows inspection of journal entries and recordings of notarial acts.
Rule/Regulation
Feb 27, 2022 - Hawaii
HI Administrative Rules (2022) - The Hawaii Attorney General has thoroughly revised its Notary Public administrative rules and added provisions related to remote online notarization.
LegislationFeb 25, 2022 - New York
NY Senate 7780 - Senate 7780 makes a chapter amendment to Chapter 767 of 2021 related to New York’s permanent remote notarization law, delays the effective date of the permanent remote notarization law to January 31, 2023, and enacts temporary remote notarization provisions effective on February 25, 2022, and repealed on January 30, 2023.
Rule/Regulation
Feb 22, 2022 - Florida
FL Administrative Rules (2022) - A new administrative rule requires new notification requirements of Online Notaries Public and remote online notarization service providers.
LegislationFeb 15, 2022 - Massachusetts
MA House Bill 4345 - House Bill 4345 extends the temporary remote notarization provisions in force during the COVID-19 pandemic retroactively to December 15, 2021, through July 15, 2022.
Rule/Regulation
Feb 07, 2022 - New Jersey
NJ Education and Exam Administrative Rules (2022) - The New Jersey State Treasurer adopts permanent Notary education and examination rules.
LegislationFeb 06, 2022 - New Hampshire
NH Senate Bill 134 - Senate Bill 134 enacts provisions from the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), and especially the provisions related to remote notarization, and the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA).
Rule/Regulation
Jan 20, 2022 - Louisiana
LA Administrative Rules (2022) - Administrative rules from the Secretary of State implement Louisiana’s remote online notarization statute which takes effect February 1, 2022.