I looked back and it didn't do it before.

I used to not have the date printed before either so I could date it myself, but this year I decided to have the date print - that's how I actually noticed this now LOL

Either way, if it does print the name & date on the CA 8879, why wouldn't it print BOTH name & date on the IRS 8879? It's just weird, unless there's something behind the scenes or some special rule I'm overlooking...?