---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide For Remote Notarization"
description: "An Act To Provide For Remote Notarization"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1399"
citation: "Maine LD 1399 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCESS", "LEGAL SERVICES", "REMOTE NOTARIZATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria DOUDERA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-05"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ae65101-4fc9-469c-872b-ce86d8f541f5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080210"
source_hash: "f1bc3fb7815c35a121fc3aefcd026a21f87f70ed3e1b71df72a4d6b165e9d243"
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-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1399 (130) — An Act To Provide For Remote Notarization

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Victoria DOUDERA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-05** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-04-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-17** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-709) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-709). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** Reports READ
- **2021-06-17** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-709) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-709) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ae65101-4fc9-469c-872b-ce86d8f541f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).