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2017 Senate Bill 5081: Adopting the revised uniform law on notarial acts
Introduced by Sen. Jamie Pedersen (Seattle) (D) on January 12, 2017
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Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on January 12, 2017
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 8, 2017
Adopts uniform processes for notarial acts.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 9, 2017
Passed 48 to 1 in the Senate on February 23, 2017.
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Received in the House on February 24, 2017
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on February 24, 2017
Amendment offered in the House on March 16, 2017
Adopts the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, repeals current laws governing notaries public, and amends references.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on April 7, 2017
Passed 98 to 0 in the House on April 10, 2017.
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Received in the Senate on April 13, 2017
Senate refused to concur in House amendments.
Failed by voice vote in the Senate on April 13, 2017
Received in the House on April 18, 2017
Amendment offered by Rep. Laurie Jinkins (Tacoma) (D) on April 18, 2017
Strikes language requiring that an individual making a statement or executing a signature must do so "in the presence of" a notarial officer, and instead requires that the individual appear personally before the notarial officer per the language that is found in the 2010 RULONA recommended by the NCUSL. Provides an exception to the RULONA section regarding instances in which an individual is physically unable to sign a record for situations which are governed by RCW 64.08.100 (pertaining to acknowledgments of real property deeds and mortgages), which section already specifies a process for such situations. Provides, in two places, that neither the RULONA nor a commission as a notary public authorizes a person to provide court reporting services. Requires, rather than encourages, a notary public to keep a journal.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 18, 2017
Passed 94 to 2 in the House on April 18, 2017.
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House receded from original amendment. Adopted new amendment..
Received in the Senate on April 19, 2017
Passed 48 to 1 in the Senate on April 19, 2017.
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Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 10, 2017