WA People
BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2104: Real property electronic rec

Creating the uniform real property electronic recording act.

Summary

  • Adopts the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, establishing the definitions, standards, procedures, and authority needed by county auditors related to the implementation of a system for the recording, storage, and transmission of documents existing in electronic form.
  • Authorizes the official recording of an electronic document and the acceptance of a legally required signature, notarization, verification, or acknowledgment when received electronically in accordance with specified requirements.
  • Requires the Secretary of State to create an "E-Recording Standards Commission" to review electronic recording standards and to make recommendations regarding the implementation of standardized rules for such recording.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2104), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2007
  2. Out of committeeFeb 27, 2007
  3. Passed HouseMar 7, 2007
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Richard Curtis (R-18)
Introduced
February 8, 2007 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5948
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to real property electronic recording;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Richard Curtis (R-18)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Geoff Simpson D-47Charles Ross R-14Deb Eddy D-48

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 7, 2007
Version voted on: HB 2104
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat63000
Republican34001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. House Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. LG - Majority; do pass.
  10. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  11. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 2104 in other sessions

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