HB 1262 — Notaries; prohibition on certain advertising, investigation by Attorney General.
VA 20261 session
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.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (8)
- Jackie H. Glass (D, VA) — sponsor
- Alfonso H. Lopez (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Katrina Callsen (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Laura Jane Cohen (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Michael B. Feggans (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marty Martinez (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie H. Glass (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Alfonso H. Lopez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Katrina Callsen (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Laura Jane Cohen (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Marty Martinez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Michael B. Feggans (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no