H.B. No. 0036

Notaries.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Gingery, Brown, Buchanan, Illoway and Petersen and Senator(s) Dockstader, Hastert and Massie

 

AN ACT relating to notaries, notarial officers and notarial acts; amending the Wyoming Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; amending and repealing laws on notaries public; adopting provisions of the Model Notary Act; amending notary related statutes; specifying a means to satisfy acknowledgements; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/19/2010   Bill Number Assigned

2/8/2010    H Received for Introduction

2/9/2010    H Introduced and Referred to H01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 56    Nays 2    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2010   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Barbuto, Blikre, Cannady, Gingery, Patton, Peasley, Quarberg and Throne

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2010   H Placed on General File

 

HB0036HS001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 5-line 15          After ";" insert "or".

Page 5-line 19          Delete "; or" insert ".".

Page 5-lines 21 through 23    Delete entirely.

Page 12-lines 18 through 20   Delete entirely.

Page 12-line 22         Delete "(c)" insert "(b)". GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/12/2010   H Passed CoW

 

HB0036H2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 5           After "statutes;" insert "specifying a means to satisfy acknowledgements;".

Page 13-line 10         After "(xxii)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (c)".

Page 22-line 23         After "definitions" insert "; acknowledgements".

Page 31-after line 7    Insert:

(c)  A properly executed jurat satisfies any requirement for an acknowledgement.".  BROWN

 

2/15/2010   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/16/2010   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Berger and Peasley

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan, Jorgensen and Philp

Ayes 55    Nays 2    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2010   S Received for Introduction

2/17/2010   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/26/2010   S01 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Meyer, Perkins, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2010   S Placed on General File

3/1/2010    S Passed CoW

3/2/2010    Amendment Failed

 

HB0036S2001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-line 17          Delete and insert "the notarial officer's customary fee for notarial services".

Page 9-line 23          After "charge" delete balance of line and insert "a reasonable fee".

Page 9-line 24          Delete through "maximum fee".

Page 10-lines 2 through 23    Delete and renumber.

Page 11-lines 1 through 14    Delete.

Page 11-line 19         Delete "specified in W.S. 34-26-302" insert "authorized by W.S. 34-26-301".

Page 12-line 3          After "fees" insert ","; delete "paid in".

Page 12-line 4          Delete through "34-26-302(b),".

Page 17-line 14         Delete "34-26-304" insert "34-26-303".

Page 30-line 24         Delete "34-26-304" insert "34-26-303".  BURNS

 

3/2/2010    S Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0036S3001.01/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 10          Delete "34-26-208" insert "34-26-207".

Page 2-line 9           After "notarization" insert "or is not personally known to the notorial officer who confirms through a telephone conference that the principal signed the document".

Page 6-lines 4 through 22     Delete and renumber.

Page 7-lines 1 through 8            Delete.

Page 13-lines 2 and 3   Delete and insert "34-26-101(b)(iii), (iv) and by creating new paragraphs (vii) through (xxi) and by creating a new subsection (c),".

Page 22-lines 21 through 24   Delete.

Page 23-lines 1 through 19    Delete.

Page 25-lines 10 and 11 Delete and renumber.

Page 25-lines 21 through 24   Delete and renumber.

Page 26-lines 21 and 22 Delete and renumber.

Page 27-lines 22 and 23 Delete and renumber.

Page 28-line 12         After "time" insert "or any other reasonable corroboration".

Page 34-line 23         After "that" insert ":" and delete balance of line.

Page 34-line 24         Delete and insert:

      "(i)  If the instrument to which the certificate is affixed was executed by natural persons acting in their own right, that such person or persons personally appeared before the notorial officer, were known to the officer to be the person or persons described in and who executed such instrument, and that the person or persons acknowledged that the document was acknowledged freely and voluntarily;

      (ii)  If the instrument to which the certificate is affixed was executed by an attorney-in-fact acting for a natural person, that the attorney personally appeared before the notorial officer, was known by the officer to be the party who executed the instrument on behalf of the natural person and that the attorney acknowledged that the instrument was executed and acknowledged as the free and voluntary act of the natural person;

      (iii)  If the instrument to which the certificate is affixed was executed by a corporation or other entity which is not a natural person, that the president or other official who signed the instrument on behalf of the entity appeared before and was personally known to the officer making the certificate and was duly sworn and upon oath represented that the person was the president or other officer or agent of the corporation or entity, that the seal affixed to the instrument is the corporate seal of the corporation or entity, that the instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of the corporation or entity by the authority of the board of directors or trustees thereof and that the officer who executed the instrument acknowledged the instrument to be the free act and deed of the corporation or entity.  If the corporation or entity does not have a corporate seal, a recital of that fact shall be inserted at the end of the certificate by the notorial officer.".

Page 35-lines 1 through 4     Delete.  NICHOLAS

 

HB0036S3001.02/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 8-lines 6 through 8            Delete and renumber.

Page 8-line 14          Delete "presence" insert "place of business".

Page 8-line 19          Delete ":"

Page 8-line 21          Delete.

Page 8-line 23          Delete "(ii)".  NICHOLAS

 

3/3/2010    S Failed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hunnicutt, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meyer, Schiffer, Sessions and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Case, Coe, Cooper, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Scott and Townsend

Ayes 14    Nays 16    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0