LegislationDec 22, 2020 - Louisiana
LA House Bill 54 - House Bill 54 enacts digital identification card provisions with implications for Louisiana Notaries.
Rule/Regulation
Nov 26, 2020 - Texas
TX Administrative Rule (2020) - A new administrative rule clarifies what it means to hold a real estate closing for a home equity loan at the offices of a lender, an attorney, or a title company, in compliance with the Texas Constitution.
LegislationNov 13, 2020 - Nebraska
NE Legislative Bill 247 - Legislative Bill 247 allows individuals to create an advance mental health care directive that must be signed before a Notary or two witnesses.
LegislationNov 05, 2020 - Michigan
MI House Bill 6297 - House Bill 6297 responds to the Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling that Governor Whitmer’s several executive orders on remote notarization and Notary commission extensions after April 30, 2020 were invalid by authorizing Notaries to temporarily perform remote notarizations and extending Notary commissions that expired from March 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 to the end of the year.
LegislationNov 05, 2020 - Michigan
MI House Bill 6296 - House Bill 6294 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.
LegislationNov 05, 2020 - Michigan
MI House Bill 6294 - House Bill 6294 provides temporary rules for notarizing estate planning documents by remote notarization.
LegislationOct 29, 2020 - Pennsylvania
PA House Bill 2370 - House Bill 2370 authorizes Notaries Public in Pennsylvania, effective immediately, to perform notarial acts for remotely located individuals (remote online notarization).
LegislationOct 21, 2020 - Minnesota
MN House File 15 - House File 15 allows any Minnesota notarial officer to perform remote notarizations on any real property document that must be recorded during the peacetime public health emergency and for 60 days after it ends.
Rule/Regulation
Oct 14, 2020 - Iowa
IA Emergency Rule (2020) - In an emergency rule adopted by the Iowa Secretary of State, applicants for a Notary commission will no longer be required to take a training course as a requirement for a commission.
LegislationOct 12, 2020 - Vermont
VT Senate Bill 220 - Senate Bill 220 makes technical changes regarding professions and occupations regulated by the Secretary of State’s Office of Professional Regulation.