# 🏛️ Victory for CA Notaries, we did it!

**URL:** https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/victory-for-ca-notaries-we-did-it/57081
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**Created:** [July 1, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/victory-for-ca-notaries-we-did-it/57081 "2026-07-01T14:14:56Z")
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### Author: ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/matt/32/36737_2.png) [@matt](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/matt)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/victory-for-ca-notaries-we-did-it/57081/1 "2026-07-01T14:14:57Z")

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Governor Gavin Newsom has officially signed AB 1597, the California Notary Fee Modernization Act, into law.

Today marks a historic victory for California’s notary community and the biggest legislative achievement in CLIN’s history.

Because thousands of supporters came together…

📬 1,950 letters of support were submitted.  
🤝 Lawmakers from both parties supported the bill.  
✍ AB 1597 is now law.

This victory belongs to every person who believed that California notaries deserved a strong voice in Sacramento.

Thank you to Assemblymember Leticia Castillo, Governor Gavin Newsom, our coalition partners, and every supporter who helped make history.

The work continues, but today we celebrate.

🎉 Read the full story: [Governor Newsom Signs AB 1597 Into Law | Historic Victory for California Notaries](https://www.calnotaries.org/blog/governor-newsom-signs-ab-1597-into-law)

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### Author: ![yolicue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/yolicue/32/33913_2.png) [@yolicue](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/yolicue)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/victory-for-ca-notaries-we-did-it/57081/2 "2026-07-01T14:26:29Z")

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Thank you for that update, Matt, and congratulations for the part you played in this!

For anyone interested in the text of CA AB 1597: [AB1597 | California 2025-2026 | Notary public: service fees. - Legislative Tracking | PolicyEngage](https://trackbill.com/bill/california-assembly-bill-1597-notary-public-service-fees/2778723/?__cf_chl_f_tk=7_npipyMWVcRKgRxTDy1.1Abixyl.86GnVGJoIsoOXM-1782915624-1.0.1.1-ab8Kmx3fjnoUN9_v6p9nLmUxLN66HaC1nNsxwHlC7.A)

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### Author: ![tper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@tper](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/tper)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/victory-for-ca-notaries-we-did-it/57081/3 "2026-07-02T16:28:32Z")

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Thank you for the update. Congratulations and thanks to everyone involved in this.