Committee hears bill to allow remote notarization of paper documents
Lawmakers heard House Bill 2158, which would let electronic notaries remotely notarize tangible (paper) records by recording the signing, requiring a declaration and preserving the audiovisual recording for at least 10 years; sponsors said the change would help rural residents, while members probed fraud safeguards.
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House members of the Washington House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2158 on Jan. 13, 2026, which would implement 2021 updates to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts to allow remote notarization of tangible records.
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