---
type: "Bill"
title: "NOTARIES PUBLIC – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the Governor’s ability to use a faxed signature on notary public appointments and commissions."
description: "NOTARIES PUBLIC – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the Governor’s ability to use a faxed signature on notary public appointments and commissions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "S 1065"
citation: "Idaho S 1065 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NOTARIES", "SECRETARY OF STATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a49966ad-76fc-49af-8c4b-4aae38c9514f"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1065/"
source_hash: "ad25cfba36a20c65864f7b7888d60f42c7daf29e807d3824e512497f0ab8ee04"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho S 1065 (2021) — NOTARIES PUBLIC – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the Governor’s ability to use a faxed signature on notary public appointments and commissions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1065.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 52 Nays 6 Abs/Excd 11, read in full as required – — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-05** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- **2021-02-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-19** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-02-22** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Burgoyne, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Siddoway(Burtenshaw), Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Van Orden(Bair), Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HeiderTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2021-02-23** Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs
- **2021-05-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-05** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-05-05** Rules Suspended: Ayes 52 Nays 6 Abs/Excd 11, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-0-11AYES – Adams, Addis(Smith), Amador, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kerby, Kingsley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Andrus, Armstrong, Clow, Gestrin, Gibbs, Hartgen, Kauffman, Lickley, Ruchti, Syme, Weber, Vacant-Dist. 6AFloor Sponsor - BarbieriTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2021-05-05** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2021-05-05** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2021-05-05** Reported delivered to Governor at 11:30 a.m. on 05/06/21
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor on 05/10/21 Session Law Chapter 324 Effective: 07/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a49966ad-76fc-49af-8c4b-4aae38c9514f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).