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.
Rule/Regulation
Jan 11, 2022 - New Jersey
NJ Notary Public Administrative Rules (2022) - In response to public comments, the New Jersey State Treasurer adopts permanent Notary rules with one change from the Special Rules published on September 16, 2021.
LegislationJan 01, 2022 - New Mexico
NM Senate Bill 12 - Senate Bill 12 enacts the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), including authorization for Notaries to perform remote online notarizations.
LegislationJan 01, 2022 - Kansas
KS Senate Bill 106 - Kansas enacts the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), including provisions for performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals.
LegislationJan 01, 2022 - Washington
WA Senate Bill 5132 - Senate Bill 5123 allows a person to create their last will as an electronic will and to make the electronic will self-proving through notarizations by a Washington electronic records Notary Public.
LegislationJan 01, 2022 - Texas
TX Senate Bill 43 - Senate Bill 43 adds protections for “wrap mortgage loans,” one of which is that it must be closed by an attorney or title insurance company.
LegislationJan 01, 2022 - Florida
FL House Bill 121 - House Bill 121 is the first state bill to amend remote notarization provisions previously enacted in statute. HB 121 adds new rules for recordings of remote notarizations and privacy.
LegislationJan 01, 2022 - Illinois
IL Senate Bill 2664 - Senate Bill 2664 enacts comprehensive new provisions for remote notarization and electronic notarization, including requirements for mandatory education and the keeping of a journal for all notarial acts.
LegislationJan 01, 2022 - Illinois
IL House Bill 3764 - Amends the definition of "acknowledged before me" to mean that the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment in a manner prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the acknowledgment is taken.
LegislationJan 01, 2022 - California
CA Assembly Bill 287 - Assembly Bill makes non-substantive changes to California’s statute of limitations for Notary Public bonds.