New York A 9232: Permits the electronic notarization of certain documents

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A09232 Summary:

BILL NOA09232 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKay

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Amd §307, add §310, St Tech L

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Permits electronic notarization and witnessing of certain documents.

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BILL NOA09232 

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11/03/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9232

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to permitting the
 electronic notarization of certain documents

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 307 of the state technology law,
 2 as separately amended by chapter 543 of the laws of 2023 and chapter 33
 3 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 4 1. To any [document providing for the disposition of an individual's
 5 person or property upon death or incompetence, or appointing a fiduciary
 6 of an individual's person or property, including, without limitation,
 7 wills, trusts, decisions consenting to orders not to resuscitate, and
 8 powers of attorney, with the exception of] record which, if it were in
 9 writing and made as prescribed by section 3-2.1 of the estates, powers
 10 and trusts law, would be a will under such law, including records effec-
 11 tive on the signer's death providing for the disposition of property,
 12 vesting of property in trust, or exercise of any power, effective on
 13 death, unless such record is an electronic will recognized under article
 14 three of the estates, powers and trusts law, but, for the avoidance of
 15 doubt, excepting: (a) contractual beneficiary designations; (b) the
 16 registration of making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift under
 17 section forty-three hundred ten of the public health law; (c) documents
 18 and forms authorizing or accepting funeral, cemetery and cremation
 19 services, including a designation of a person to control the disposition
 20 of a decedent's remains under section forty-two hundred one of the
 21 public health law; and (d) the execution of a valid power of attorney
 22 for the purpose of transferring a salvage certificate of title and the
 23 execution of an odometer and damage disclosure statement in connection
 24 with such title whenever a loss in connection with a private automobile
 25 is determined by an insurer to be a total loss or constructive total

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13618-02-5

 A. 9232 2

 1 loss under section three thousand four hundred twelve of the insurance
 2 law.
 3 § 2. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section 310
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 310. Electronic notarial acts and witnessing. 1. Notwithstanding
 6 any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any require-
 7 ment that a signature or record to be acknowledged, verified under oath
 8 or affirmation, or otherwise notarized for any purpose may be satisfied
 9 with respect to an electronic signature on an electronic record if a
 10 notary public, or other officer, who is authorized under the laws of the
 11 state in which such officer is located to perform the applicable nota-
 12 rial act for a person not in the physical presence of such officer with
 13 respect to an electronic record, affixes or logically associates such
 14 officer's electronic signature, together with any other information
 15 required to be included, to or with the signed electronic record. If a
 16 certificate or certificates required under the real property law to
 17 entitle a deed acknowledged without the state to be recorded within this
 18 state is affixed or logically associated with such an acknowledgment,
 19 verification, or other notarization taken or performed by any officer
 20 without the state, then such notarial act shall