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2007 SESSION
HB 1909 Deeds; responsibility of attorney or party who prepares recordation.
Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Recordation of deeds. Places the responsibility of complying with the requirements for a writing to be recorded on the attorney or party who prepares the writing for recordation and also states that the same party is responsible for removing the social security number from the writing prior to the instrument being submitted for recordation. The preparer also shall ensure that a deed conveying not more than four dwelling units states on its first page the name of the title insurance underwriter or that the existence of title insurance is unknown to the preparer. The bill also provides that the writing, once recorded, shall be returned to the grantee unless an alternate address to which the writing shall be returned is indicated on the face of the writing.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078812204 pdf
- 02/08/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 077852204-S1 pdf
- 02/21/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1909ER) pdf
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/04/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078812204
- 01/04/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 01/26/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/07 House: Read first time
- 01/31/07 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/07 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/02/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 077852204-S1
- 02/09/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 077852204-S1
- 02/12/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1909S1
- 02/12/07 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/07 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1909ER)
- 02/21/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451)