Over the last few years, more than 20 states have legalized Remote Online Notarization. California had legislation being proposed to be reviewed in the Summer of 2023. However, in June of 2022, Bill AB2834  for online notary services was suspended. The Secretary of State estimates costs exceeding $150k annually and refused to proceed. This Autumn, the authors of the Bill are going to amend and restructure the wording and operation to meet the needs of California.  Depending on the outcome of that legislation, likely to pass for digital symmetry, CA may be added to the list of legal states for RON.