---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for electronic notarization"
description: "Provides for electronic notarization; provides that a notary public is authorized to perform a remote notarization by utilizing communication technology that allows the notary public to interact with a principal; provides that a notary public qualified under this article is hereby authorized to perform an electronic notarial act by utilizing audio-video communication technology that allows the notary public to interact with a principal."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7780"
citation: "New York S 7780 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SKOUFIS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f457a198-d13d-435e-aba5-fafd89a4ab1c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7780"
source_hash: "3937ed1e186fc387d02743707b757854df9140bc2ac9888ce2f9606f9ab5ca5c"
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-ny"]
---

# New York S 7780 (2021-2022) — Provides for electronic notarization

Provides for electronic notarization; provides that a notary public is authorized to perform a remote notarization by utilizing communication technology that allows the notary public to interact with a principal; provides that a notary public qualified under this article is hereby authorized to perform an electronic notarial act by utilizing audio-video communication technology that allows the notary public to interact with a principal.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7780** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7780&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **141–4** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **60–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SKOUFIS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.151
- **2022-01-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-20** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-20** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8691
- **2022-02-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.367
- **2022-02-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-02-07** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.104 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f457a198-d13d-435e-aba5-fafd89a4ab1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).