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type: "Bill"
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title: "Execution of documents."
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description: "Existing law requires a notary public to keep one active sequential journal at a time, of all official acts performed as a notary public. Existing law requires a notary public to require a party signing a deed, quitclaim deed, deed of trust affecting real property, or a power of attorney document, if the document is to be notarized, to place his or her fingerprint in the journal, as specified. Under existing law, a notary public that willfully fails to satisfy these requirements is guilty of a crime."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20112012"
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identifier: "AB 2326"
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citation: "California AB 2326 (20112012)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Execution of documents."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Wagner"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2012-02-24"
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last_action: "2012-08-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1f322ed-422c-4985-963c-d177903422d3"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2326"
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source_hash: "e13e9d1978a897a4fa74a9ed7a9b8f732fcc56f5f1c779aeec4f4b7718a02f03"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 2326 (20112012) — Execution of documents.
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Existing law requires a notary public to keep one active sequential journal at a time, of all official acts performed as a notary public. Existing law requires a notary public to require a party signing a deed, quitclaim deed, deed of trust affecting real property, or a power of attorney document, if the document is to be notarized, to place his or her fingerprint in the journal, as specified. Under existing law, a notary public that willfully fails to satisfy these requirements is guilty of a crime.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/24/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2326&version=20110AB232699INT)
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2. **08/27/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2326&version=20110AB232697CHP)
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3. **AB2326** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2326)
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4. **08/13/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2326&version=20110AB232698ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Consent Calendar 2nd — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 2326 WAGNER Consent Calendar Second Day — **72–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Wagner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2012-02-24** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
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- **2012-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
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- **2012-02-27** Read first time. `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-15** Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-11** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2012-04-25** From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 25). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2012-04-26** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2012-05-03** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4676.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2012-05-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2012-05-17** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-06-27** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2012-08-06** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. `committee-passage`
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- **2012-08-07** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2012-08-09** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4446.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2012-08-09** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
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- **2012-08-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:10 p.m.
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- **2012-08-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2012-08-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202, Statutes of 2012.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1f322ed-422c-4985-963c-d177903422d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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