---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises law concerning notaries and notarial acts; authorizes electronic signatures."
description: "Revises law concerning notaries and notarial acts; authorizes electronic signatures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4250"
citation: "New Jersey A 4250 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Murphy, Carol A."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4f502da-30ac-4229-b8c5-3688e765619f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1b48fe0b774d2c60eae63cc883cc76c1fd2364c3e92f44f76d25d19ba7aa3167"
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-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 4250 (219) — Revises law concerning notaries and notarial acts; authorizes electronic signatures.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4250_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4250_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **53–20** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **57–15** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (53-20-1) `passage`
- **2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2508 (2R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-1) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (57-15-0) `passage`
- **2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.179. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4f502da-30ac-4229-b8c5-3688e765619f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).