HF 397: Relating to remote presence for purposes of notarial acts and executing wills and codicils, and including retroactive applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to remote presence for purposes of notarial acts and executing wills and codicils. The bill requires that if a notary elects to use identity proofing for purposes of performing notarial acts for remotely located individuals, the identity proofing must conform to the standards established by the secretary of state. For purposes of executing wills and codicils, the bill defines the term “presence” to mean any manner, physical or electronic, in which the witness and testator can see and hear the acts of each other in real time.

House subcommittee · named January 11, 2023

• Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R) · taylor.collins@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 2 against

For: AARP Iowa; Iowa State Bar Association; The Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel

Against: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Patterson Law Firm LLP

In plain words

1. January 11, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee · as HSB 3
2. January 11, 2023House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Collins, Meyer and B · as HSB 3
3. January 11, 2023House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Collins and Wilburn · as HSB 3
4. January 26, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as HSB 3
5. February 21, 2023Approved by the House committee · as HSB 3
6. February 22, 2023Filed in the House
7. February 22, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 397 · as HSB 3
8. March 14, 2023Passed the House, 97–0
9. March 15, 2023Arrived in the Senate
10. April 25, 2023Took the place of SF 515 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
11. April 25, 2023Passed the Senate, 49–0
12. May 9, 2023Sent to the Governor
13. June 1, 2023Signed into law