Massachusetts H 1601: An Act establishing a commission on electronic notarization

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2092        FILED ON: 2/16/2021 
HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1601 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
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PRESENTED BY: 
Carmine Lawrence Gentile 
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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. 
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PETITION OF: 
 
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: 
Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex 2/16/2021 

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2092        FILED ON: 2/16/2021 
HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1601 
By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1601) of Carmine 
Lawrence Gentile for legislation to establish a commission (including members of the General 
Court) on electronic notarization.  The Judiciary. 
 
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION 
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3292 OF 2019-2020.] 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
 
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court 
(2021-2022) 
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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: 
 
1 Notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, there shall be established a 
2commission called the electronic notarization study commission, hereinafter referred to as the 
3commission, for the purpose of identifying best practices for the implementation of electronic 
4notarization in the commonwealth.  
5 The commission shall be made up of 15 members: 3 members of the senate, 2 of whom 
6shall be appointed by the senate president and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority 
7leader of the senate; 3 members of the house of representatives, 2 of whom shall be appointed by 
8the speaker of the house of representatives and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority 
9leader of the house of representatives; the secretary of state or the secretary’s designee; 3 
10members representing the financial services industry, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the 

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11Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts 
12Bankers Association and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers 
13Association; 4 elected registers of deeds from geographically diverse areas of the state, who shall 
14be appointed by the secretary of state; and the supervisor of public records. 
15 The commission shall recommend technology neutral standards for secure and feasible 
16implementation of electronic notarization. The commission shall report its findings along with 
17any necessary or recommended legislation filed with the joint committee on state administration 
18and regulatory oversight and the senate and house committee on ways and means no later than 3 
19months after the final commission meeting.