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AB 2368 California Assembly · 2017-2018 Regular Session

California Online Notary Act of 2018.

Summary
Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to appoint and commission notaries public in the number the Secretary of State deems necessary for the public convenience. Existing law authorizes notaries public to act as notaries in any part of the state. This bill would enact the California Online Notary Act of 2018, and, commencing on January 1, 2020, would allow a notary public or an applicant for appointment as a notary public to register with the Secretary of State to be an online notary public, and would require the Secretary of State to develop an application for registration and establish rules to implement the act on or before January 1, 2020. The bill would authorize the Secretary of State to establish a fee for an application for registration as an online notary public. The bill would authorize an online notary public to perform notarial acts, and online notarizations by means of audio-video communication. The bill would establish various requirements applicable to an online notary public, including requiring an online notary public to keep one or more secure electronic journals to record online notarial acts, requiring an electronic notarial certificate to be a specified form, and requiring an online notary public to destroy certain information upon termination of a commission, as specified. The bill would make it a misdemeanor for any person who, without authorization, knowingly obtains, conceals, damages, or destroys the certificate, disk, coding, card, program, software, or hardware enabling an online notary public to affix an official electronic signature or seal. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also make other conforming changes. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Assembly Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2018 Last action Jun 26, 2018
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 1, 2018

How they voted

75–0
Passed
Total votes 75
Jun 1, 2018
D Democratic52
52 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Jun 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Jun 1, 2018
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (75-0)
assembly
May 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 25).
lower
May 16, 2018
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 23, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 2, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
lower
Mar 23, 2018
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
lower
Feb 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.