WA HB2248

Eliminates the requirement for the Secretary of State to issue new trademark certificates to assignees upon recording of trademark assignments, streamlining the trademark transfer process

Changes entity filing procedures so the Secretary of State documents the "date of receipt" rather than recording filings "on the date and at the time of its" submission, with acknowledgments reflecting "processing" time instead of "filing" time

Requires all domestic entities (not just those other than LLPs and nonprofits) to file initial reports within 120 days of their public organic record becoming effective

Adds "employing a remote worker who resides in Washington state" to the list of activities that do not constitute doing business in the state for foreign entity registration purposes

Prohibits the Secretary of State from certifying notary signatures on individually created documents that should be issued as certified copies from city, county, or state entities