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1D0DA9E4C4B5B542872582470073C7B0 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB18-109

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date Mar 5, 2018      
Location SCR 354



SB18-109 - Amended, referred to Senate Finance


02:04:39 PM  
Senator Gardner introduced Senate Bill
18-109, concerning remote notaries.  The bill allows notaries public
to perform notarial acts remotely and specifies the systems and processes
to be used.  The sponsor provided Amendment L.001 to the committee
(Attachment A).  He responded to questions from the committee.
02:11:45 PM  
Charles Calvin, Colorado Bar Association, spoke in opposition to the bill.
02:25:02 PM  
Michael Chodos, Notarize, spoke in favor
of the bill.  He responded to questions from the sponsor of the bill.
02:34:16 PM  
Robert Howe, Land Title Association of Colorado, spoke about the bill and in support of amendment L.001.
02:41:07 PM  
Suzanne Staiert, Colorado Secretary of State's office, spoke neutrally about the bill.
02:44:39 PM  
Terry Jones, Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association, spoke neutrally about the bill.
02:48:31 PM  
Senator Gardner made closing comments on the merits of the bill.


02:54:32 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Neville T.
Seconded
Jahn
Kerr
Priola
Smallwood
Williams A.
Neville T.
Tate
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:55:18 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 18-109, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Neville T.
Seconded
Jahn No
Kerr Yes
Priola Yes
Smallwood Yes
Williams A. Yes
Neville T. Yes
Tate Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS