republic-os/legislation/us/states/ak/31/hb-124.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the recording of documents; relating to notaries and notarization, including notarial acts performed for remotely located individuals; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to the recording of documents; relating to notaries and notarization, including notarial acts performed for remotely located individuals; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "31"
identifier: "HB 124"
citation: "Alaska HB 124 (31)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE", "COMMUNICATIONS", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC OFFICERS", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "REGULATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CLAMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-04-05"
last_action: "2020-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5295499d-a6a7-458f-9fd4-641036f5586f"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31?Root=HB124"
source_hash: "a6dfdb3c8ffa48465340364a4bae9103f252442ce168d0c566a6d99a1828d3e3"
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-ak"]
---

# Alaska HB 124 (31) — An Act relating to the recording of documents; relating to notaries and notarization, including notarial acts performed for remotely located individuals; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0124A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0124A)
2. **HB0124B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0124B)
3. **HB0124Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0124Z)

## Votes

- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y1 N35 E3 A1 # 1916 — **1–35** (fail) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 #2190 — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y5 N32 E3 # 1911 — **5–32** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y1 N35 E3 A1 # 1913 — **1–35** (fail) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y34 N3 E3 #1917 — **34–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y37 E3 #1917 — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y3 N33 E3 A1 # 1915 — **3–33** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- CLAMAN — primary (person)
- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
- Kopp — cosponsor (person)
- Rasmussen — cosponsor (person)
- Story — cosponsor (person)
- Wool — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-05** (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-05** (H) JUD, FIN
- **2019-04-08** (H) JUD WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23(A) UC
- **2019-04-12** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2019-04-12** (H) Scheduled but Not Heard
- **2019-04-12** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2019-04-15** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2019-04-15** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-04-15** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2020-02-17** (H) SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED
- **2020-02-17** (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-02-17** (H) JUD
- **2020-02-21** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2020-02-21** (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2020-02-24** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2020-02-24** (H) Heard & Held
- **2020-02-24** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2020-02-26** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2020-02-26** (H) Moved SSHB 124 Out of Committee -- Delayed to 2:00 pm --
- **2020-02-26** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2020-02-28** (H) JUD RPT 4DP 1DNP
- **2020-02-28** (H) DP: DRUMMOND, STUTES, KOPP, CLAMAN
- **2020-02-28** (H) DNP: EASTMAN
- **2020-02-28** (H) FN1: ZERO(DNR)
- **2020-03-11** (H) COSPONSOR(S): RASMUSSEN
- **2020-03-13** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/13/2020
- **2020-03-13** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2020-03-13** (H) NOT TAKEN UP 3/13 - ON 3/16 CALENDAR
- **2020-03-16** (H) HELD TO 3/17 CALENDAR
- **2020-03-17** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2020-03-17** (H) Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y5 N32 E3
- **2020-03-17** (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y1 N35 E3 A1
- **2020-03-17** (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y3 N33 E3 A1
- **2020-03-17** (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y1 N35 E3 A1
- **2020-03-17** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2020-03-17** (H) Read the third time SSHB 124 `reading-3`
- **2020-03-17** (H) PASSED Y34 N3 E3
- **2020-03-17** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y37 E3
- **2020-03-17** (H) COSPONSOR(S): KOPP, JOSEPHSON, WOOL, STORY
- **2020-03-17** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
- **2020-03-17** (H) VERSION: SSHB 124
- **2020-03-18** (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-03-18** (S) JUD
- **2020-03-19** (S) JUD WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23
- **2020-03-20** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2020-03-20** (S) Moved SSHB 124 Out of Committee
- **2020-03-20** (S) Minutes (SJUD)
- **2020-03-21** (S) JUD RPT 2DP 1NR
- **2020-03-21** (S) DP: COGHILL, KIEHL
- **2020-03-21** (S) NR: MICCICHE
- **2020-03-21** (S) FN1: ZERO(DNR)
- **2020-03-22** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/22/2020
- **2020-03-22** (S) Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-22** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2020-03-22** (S) Read the third time SSHB 124 `reading-3`
- **2020-03-22** (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1
- **2020-03-22** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2020-03-22** (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- **2020-03-22** (S) VERSION: SSHB 124
- **2020-05-18** (H) 10:00 A.M. 4/13/20 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-05-18** (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2020-05-18** (H) Signed into law 4/29 CHAPTER 24 SLA 20 `executive-signature`
- **2020-05-18** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5295499d-a6a7-458f-9fd4-641036f5586f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).