HB 2696

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 16, 2026.

HB2696 - Providing for the modernization of notarization and the notary public process with respect to real estate documents for the purpose of mitigation of real estate document-related fraud, requiring the development, implementation and administration of a two-tiered authentication system for notarization of real estate documents and requiring use of a 3D biometric antifraud system by all notaries public by December 31, 2027.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2696
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Judiciary
House in_committee 2026-02-16
Summary

Providing for the modernization of notarization and the notary public process with respect to real estate documents for the purpose of mitigation of real estate document-related fraud, requiring the development, implementation and administration of a two-tiered authentication system for notarization of real estate documents and requiring use of a 3D biometric antifraud system by all notaries public by December 31, 2027.

Sponsor
House Committee on Judiciary
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-04 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-16 Status in_committee
2026-02-16 Latest Action Hearing: Monday, February 16, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
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