SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1597        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1067

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

Eric P. Lesser

_________________

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing a commission on electronic notarization.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

3/2/2021

Kelly W. Pease

4th Hampden

3/5/2021

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

3/19/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1597        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1067

By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1067) of Eric P. Lesser, Brian M. Ashe, Kelly W. Pease and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation to establish a commission on electronic notarization.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1871 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

_______________

 

An Act establishing a commission on electronic notarization.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, there shall be established a commission called the electronic notarization study commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, for the purpose of identifying best practices for the implementation of electronic notarization in the commonwealth.

The commission shall be made up of 12 members: 3 members of the senate, 2 of whom shall be selected by the senate president and 1 of whom shall be selected by the minority leader of the senate; 3 members of the house of representatives, 2 of whom shall be selected by the speaker of the house of representatives and 1 of whom shall be selected by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the secretary of state or the secretary’s designee; 4 elected registers of deeds from geographically diverse areas of the state, who shall be chosen by the secretary of state; and the supervisor of public records.

The commission shall recommend technology neutral standards for secure and feasible implementation of electronic notarization. The commission shall report its findings along with any necessary or recommended legislation filed with the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight and the senate and house committee on ways and means no later than 3 months after the final committee meeting.