Notaries; prohibition on certain advertising, investigation by Attorney General.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 47.1-15.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to notaries; prohibition on certain advertising; investigation by Attorney General.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Notaries; prohibition on certain advertising; investigation by Attorney General; civil penalties. Provides that the Attorney General may issue a civil investigative demand whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that any notary public has, in violation of law, (i) offered or provided legal advice on immigration or other legal matters or represented any person in immigration proceedings or (ii) has assumed, used, or advertised the title "notario," "notario publico," or "licenciado," or other
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 763 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jackie H. GlassAlfonso H. LopezKatrina CallsenLaura Jane CohenRae CousinsMichael B. FeggansMarty MartinezKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 15
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 12, X 3
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 94, X 3, N 3
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 21, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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