ATTENTION TEXAS NOTARIES

Starting January 1, 2026, Texas notaries appointed or reappointed will be required to complete a short education course, limited to two hours, and offered exclusively by the Texas Secretary of State. These changes, enacted and effective September 1, 2025 by Senate Bill 693, also establish stricter penalties for certain notary misconduct and mandate a ten-year record retention period for notaries. The new education rules will apply to all notary applications submitted on or after January 1, 2026.