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Bill Notarial acts; knowledge-based authentication assessment, requirements. Notarial acts; knowledge-based authentication assessment; requirements. Adds a knowledge-based authentication assessment to the methods by which a notary public may obtain satisfactory evidence of identity of an individual. As defined in the bill, a knowledge-based authentication assessment requires a principal to take a quiz composed of at least five questions related to the principal's personal history or identity and to score at least 80 percent on such quiz. The bill provides that if the principal fails to achieve a score of at least 80 percent, he may attempt up to two additional quizzes within 48 hours following the first failed quiz. The bill also provides that no notarial act shall be invalidated solely based on the failure of a notary public to perform a duty or meet a requirement as required by law; however, the validity of a notarial act shall not prohibit an aggrieved person from invalidating a record or transaction or from seeking other remedies as allowed by law. The bill provides that these provisions shall apply retroactively to any notarial act that was performed before July 1, 2024. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 HB 1372 Virginia HB 1372 (2024)
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Virginia HB 1372 (2024) — Notarial acts; knowledge-based authentication assessment, requirements.

Notarial acts; knowledge-based authentication assessment; requirements. Adds a knowledge-based authentication assessment to the methods by which a notary public may obtain satisfactory evidence of identity of an individual. As defined in the bill, a knowledge-based authentication assessment requires a principal to take a quiz composed of at least five questions related to the principal's personal history or identity and to score at least 80 percent on such quiz. The bill provides that if the principal fails to achieve a score of at least 80 percent, he may attempt up to two additional quizzes within 48 hours following the first failed quiz. The bill also provides that no notarial act shall be invalidated solely based on the failure of a notary public to perform a duty or meet a requirement as required by law; however, the validity of a notarial act shall not prohibit an aggrieved person from invalidating a record or transaction or from seeking other remedies as allowed by law. The bill provides that these provisions shall apply retroactively to any notarial act that was performed before July 1, 2024.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0832 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24106009D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB1372ER (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB1372ER2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Presented and ordered printed 24104460D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) — 200 (pass) · lower
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 24104460D introduction
  • 2024-01-15 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2024-01-24 Impact statement from DPB (HB1372)
  • 2024-01-29 Assigned Courts sub: Civil referral-committee
  • 2024-01-31 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-01-31 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-02-02 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-02 Committee substitute printed 24106009D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB1372H1)
  • 2024-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-07 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-07 Committee substitute agreed to 24106009D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-07 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1372H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-08 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-08 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2024-02-09 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2024-02-28 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-03-01 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-04 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-03-08 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1372ER) passage
  • 2024-03-08 Impact statement from DPB (HB1372ER)
  • 2024-03-08 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-09 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-08 Governor's recommendation received by House executive-veto-line-item
  • 2024-04-17 House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-04-17 BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-04-17 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-04-17 Governor's recommendation adopted executive-signature
  • 2024-04-17 Reenrolled enrolled
  • 2024-04-17 Reenrolled bill text (HB1372ER2) enrolled
  • 2024-04-17 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2024-04-17 Signed by President as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 832 (effective - see bill) became-law
  • 2024-04-17 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0832)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/855ff9f1-04b7-4d5e-84fe-8eaa88057642. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).