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| Bill | Recording an electronic document; electronic notarial certificate. | Recording an electronic document; electronic notarial certificate; emergency. Provides that if a clerk has an eRecording Sytem, the clerk shall follow the provisions of the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (§55.1-661 et seq.) The bill further provides that if a clerk does not have an eRecording System, the clerk shall record a legible paper copy of an electronic document, provided such copy otherwise meets the requirements for recordation and is certified to be a true and accurate copy of the electronic original by the party who submits the document for recordation. The bill requires an electronic notarial certificate to include the county or city in the Commonwealth where the notary public was physically located and indicate whether the notarization was done in person or by remote online notarization, defined in the bill as an electronic notarization where the signer is not in the physical presence of the notary. The bill also adds additional forms of "satisfactory evidence of identity" when a notary is using video and audio communication. The bill contains an emergency clause. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | HB 2064 | Virginia HB 2064 (2021) |
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Virginia HB 2064 (2021) — Recording an electronic document; electronic notarial certificate.
Recording an electronic document; electronic notarial certificate; emergency. Provides that if a clerk has an eRecording Sytem, the clerk shall follow the provisions of the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (§55.1-661 et seq.) The bill further provides that if a clerk does not have an eRecording System, the clerk shall record a legible paper copy of an electronic document, provided such copy otherwise meets the requirements for recordation and is certified to be a true and accurate copy of the electronic original by the party who submits the document for recordation. The bill requires an electronic notarial certificate to include the county or city in the Commonwealth where the notary public was physically located and indicate whether the notarization was done in person or by remote online notarization, defined in the bill as an electronic notarization where the signer is not in the physical presence of the notary. The bill also adds additional forms of "satisfactory evidence of identity" when a notary is using video and audio communication. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0078 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 21103673D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2064ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102874D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102874D
introduction - 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2021-01-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB2064)
- 2021-01-26 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2021-01-27 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 2021-01-29 Committee substitute printed 21103673D-H1
substitution - 2021-01-29 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-01 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-02-02 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-02 Committee substitute agreed to 21103673D-H1
- 2021-02-02 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2064H1
- 2021-02-03 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-03 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 2021-02-03 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 2021-02-03 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
passage - 2021-02-03 VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2021-02-04 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
referral-committee - 2021-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB2064H1)
- 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-15 Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-17 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-17 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2021-02-22 Enrolled
- 2021-02-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB2064ER)
- 2021-02-22 Signed by President
- 2021-02-24 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- 2021-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 3/11/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ee9bd7b0-cd6c-443e-8777-63850e0fe847. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).