---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations; notaries public; remote performance of notarial acts; authorize. Amends secs. 15, 25 & 27 of 2003 PA 238 (MCL 55.275 et seq.) & adds secs. 26b & 54."
description: "Occupations; notaries public; remote performance of notarial acts; authorize. Amends secs. 15, 25 & 27 of 2003 PA 238 (MCL 55.275 et seq.) & adds secs. 26b & 54."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5811"
citation: "Michigan HB 5811 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupations: notaries public", "Property: conveyances", "Property: mortgages", "State agencies (existing): state"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1dd5c31-41b2-49bb-a30a-542f7f891eae"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5811"
source_hash: "09cdcb609f505f7f518d5dd793a39618844068b1c8c1835e1d8d86377ccccdc9"
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-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 5811 (2017-2018) — Occupations; notaries public; remote performance of notarial acts; authorize. Amends secs. 15, 25 & 27 of 2003 PA 238 (MCL 55.275 et seq.) & adds secs. 26b & 54.

## Version chain

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

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBH-5811.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5811.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5811.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5811.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0330.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 496 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 327 Yeas 105 Nays 3 — **105–3** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 555 Yeas 106 Nays 3 — **106–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 30 — cosponsor (person)
- Beau LaFave — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Diana Farrington — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Michael McCready — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Green — cosponsor (person)
- Sherry Gay-Dagnogo — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Diana Farrington `introduction`
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Financial Services `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/17/2018
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 327 Yeas 105 Nays 3 `passage`
- **2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH AMENDMENT(S)
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 496 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 555 Yeas 106 Nays 3
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/20/2018 @ 2:14 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/28/2018 @ 6:36 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 7/2/2018 @ 1:10 PM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 330'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1dd5c31-41b2-49bb-a30a-542f7f891eae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).