Mortgage Payoff Letters
Summary
Mortgage Payoff Letters; Revises timeframe for mortgagee or mortgage servicer to send estoppel letter; requires notice to mortgagor of request for estoppel letter; revises requirements for estoppel letter; authorizes corrected estoppel letter; prohibits mortgagee or mortgage servicer from denying accuracy of estoppel letter; requires payments to be applied to any unpaid balance of mortgage; provides methods for sending written request for estoppel letter, estoppel letter, & corrected estoppel letter; authorizes attorney fees & costs.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2022
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 23
Feb 23, 2022
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0-2)
house
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Nov 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Nov 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Nov 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Fabricio
RRepublican
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