LegislationJun 30, 2020 - Oregon
OR House Bill 4212 - House Bill 4212 temporarily authorizes Notaries to perform notarial acts for remotely located individuals.
LegislationJun 12, 2020 - Washington
WA Senate Bill 6028 - Washington enacts the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, one of the last remaining states to do so.
LegislationJun 12, 2020 - Illinois
IL Senate Bill 2135 - Senate Bill 2135 provides statutory approval for the remote notarization provisions in Governor Pritzker's Executive Order 2020-14 and extends expired driver's licenses during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
LegislationJun 09, 2020 - Louisiana
LA House Bill 122 - House Bill 122 validates remote notarial acts temporarily performed under the Governor’s Proclamation Number 37 JBE 2020.
LegislationJun 08, 2020 - Kansas
KS House Bill 2016 - House Bill 2016 validates notarial act performed under the Governor’s executive order suspending the requirement to appear physically before a Notary in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LegislationJun 06, 2020 - West Virginia
WV House Bill 4576 - House Bill 4576 enacts a provision for correcting obvious errors in real estate documents that have been recorded with a county clerk by requiring a corrective affidavit to be notarized.
LegislationJun 06, 2020 - West Virginia
WV House Bill 4748 - House Bill 4748 raises the fees non-government Notaries may charge from $5 to $10.
GuidanceJun 03, 2020 - United States
US Treasury Guidance on Remote Notarization - The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued temporary guidance that is effective through December, 2020, waiving the personal appearance requirement for the notarization of participant elections related to qualified joint survivor annuities.
Rule/Regulation
May 30, 2020 - Colorado
CO Temporary Rules (2020) - A new temporary regulation in Colorado allows for certain elections petitions to be witnessed and notarized under the Governor's temporary authorization for remote notarization.
LegislationMay 29, 2020 - West Virginia
WV House Bill 2086 - West Virginia enacts the Uniform Real Property Electronic Act, allowing Notaries to use electronic signatures in notarizing real property records.