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SB 622 Circuit court clerks; clarifies issues regarding electronic filing & recording of land records, etc.
Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Circuit Court clerks; electronic filing and recording; digital reproduction; recordation of judgments; secure remote access; deed cover sheets; fees collected by clerks. Clarifies a number of issues for circuit court clerks including (i) the use of the last four digits of a social security number on judgments (filer is responsible); (ii) that the clerk may provide information from a locality to remote access users; (iii) that the filer is responsible for cover sheet accuracy; (iv) allowing the clerk to rely on the cover sheet to index; and (v) the difference between e-filing of court records and e-recording of land records. The bill also provides standard definitions of subscriber, secure remote access, public access, and electronic recording of land records. The bill establishes a $5 per document fee for e-recording of a land record and provides for a subscription rate not to exceed $50 per month for remote access to land records. This bill is identical to HB 1106.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081736328 pdf
- 02/04/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080864328-S1 pdf
- 02/14/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 080864328-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/08 House: Committee substitute printed 089599328-H1 pdf
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB622ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0833) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081736328
- 01/09/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/04/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/04/08 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/04/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080864328-S1
- 02/12/08 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/14/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080864328-S1
- 02/14/08 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/08 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB622ES1
- 02/14/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 080864328-ES1
- 02/15/08 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/15/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/18/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/08 House: Read first time
- 02/18/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/29/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/08 House: Committee substitute printed 089599328-H1
- 03/04/08 House: Read second time
- 03/05/08 House: Read third time
- 03/05/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 089599328-H1
- 03/05/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB622H1
- 03/05/08 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB622ER)
- 03/08/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0833)