---
type: "Bill"
title: "Maryland Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts – Requirements for Appointment as a Notary Public – Alterations"
description: "Maryland Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts – Requirements for Appointment as a Notary Public – Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 636"
citation: "Maryland SB 636 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennings"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97b8cafe-0593-4d76-ba81-a5da0ed24883"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0636?ys=2020RS&search=True"
source_hash: "6a4fa8fe5f2a63b7396a413fea4657740d50604590f217b52eb8da799d894dba"
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-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 636 (2020) — Maryland Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts – Requirements for Appointment as a Notary Public – Alterations

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Maryland Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts – Requirements for Appointment as a Notary Public – Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_571_sb0636e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Maryland Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts – Requirements for Appointment as a Notary Public – Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0636e.pdf)
3. **First - Maryland Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts - Delay of Effective Date** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0636f.pdf)
4. **Third - Maryland Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts - Delay of Effective Date** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0636t.pdf)

## Votes

- ON THIRD READING (Rules Suspended) (Amend) — **133–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to suspend rules and allow 2 Rdgs on 1 Day — **129–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On third reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jennings — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Hearing 2/20 at 12:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-09** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** Second Reading Passed
- **2020-03-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-14** Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-15** Hearing canceled
- **2020-03-15** Hearing 3/16 at 11:00 a.m.
- **2020-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-17** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
- **2020-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2020-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Passed Enrolled
- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 571 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97b8cafe-0593-4d76-ba81-a5da0ed24883`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).