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S 6910: Limits recordkeeping and reporting duties of public notaries to electronic notarization acts.
What S 6910 does, verified September 28, 2025
The proposed law aims to limit the recordkeeping and reporting duties of public notaries in the state. A notary is not required to create or retain any notarial record of a notarial act, except for electronic notarization, as specified in another section of the law. This change takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2025-03-26)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6910
- What is the current status of S 6910?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 6910 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on March 26, 2025, was "REFERRED TO FINANCE".
- Did S 6910 pass?
- Not yet. S 6910 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6910, and where is it now?
- S 6910 was authored by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal. Its committee of record is Senate Finance.
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| Mar. 26, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 26, 2025 · 179 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6910 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to limiting recordkeeping and reporting duties of public notaries The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 135-d 2 to read as follows: 3 § 135-d. Recordkeeping and reporting. Notwithstanding any other 4 provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, except as 5 provided by section one hundred thirty-five-c of this article regarding 6 electronic notarization, a notary shall not be required to create or 7 retain any other notarial record of any notarial act. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07500-01-5
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