TITLE INS-GOOD FUNDS
Summary
Amends the Title Insurance Act. Provides that a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or independent escrowee shall not make disbursements in connection with any escrows, settlements, or closings out of a fiduciary trust account or accounts unless the funds in the aggregate amount of $50,000 or greater received from any single party to the transaction are wired funds unconditionally held by and irrevocably credited to the fiduciary trust account of the title insurance company, title insurance agent, or independent escrowee; are good funds as defined in the provision; or are collected funds as defined in the provision. Provides that a title insurance company or title insurance agent shall not make disbursements in connection with any escrows, settlements, or closings out of a fiduciary trust account or accounts unless the funds in the amount of less than $50,000 received from any single party to the transaction are collected funds or good funds as defined in the provision. Provides that a lender or any other party to a transaction, using the closing or settlement services of a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or independent escrowee shall, at or before the time of closing or settlement, deliver its funds to the title insurance company, the title insurance agent, or the independent escrowee in the form as required by the provision. Effective January 1, 2009.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
Apr 2008
Senate Passage
Apr 2008
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 18, 2008
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2008
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 54
Apr 17, 2008
D
Democratic33
87% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Apr 24, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
upper
Apr 17, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-6)
senate
Apr 16, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Financial Institutions; 006-000-000
upper
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Financial Institutions
upper
Apr 11, 2008
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 11, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
upper
Mar 13, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Financial Institutions; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 5, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Financial Institutions
upper
Feb 15, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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