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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 term in a language other than English that indicates that such notary is authorized or licensed to practice law. The bill increases the civil penalties for a violation of clause (ii) from up to $500 to up to $2,500 for a first violation and from up to $1,000 to up to $5,000 for a second or subsequent violation. The bill also provides that the Attorney General may seek to enjoin any such violation and may recover restitution, reasonable expenses, and reasonable attorney fees.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 7 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1262)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1262ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1262)
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor to Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 26107391D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #3
Referred from Labor and Commerce and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103340D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Jackie H. Glass
Alfonso H. Lopez
Michael B. Feggans
Kathy K.L. Tran