Obtaining copies of recorded documents.
Summary
Prohibits a person from using the person's own equipment to copy a recorded document. Specifies that a county recorder is required to charge the fees in the county recorder's statutes for copying documents.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Last action Jan 27, 2026
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The bill underwent procedural updates to reflect its progression from introduction to a reported 'Do Pass' status, including the addition of a co-sponsor and updated legislative dates. The digest was revised to show the bill's current status and affected citations, while the main text of the bill appears to remain substantively unchanged in this version.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are limited to procedural metadata and formatting.
TIMELINE
Updated the bill's status from 'Introduced' to 'reported - Do Pass' and changed the date to January 13, 2026.
TECHNICAL
Added a second sponsor, Zimmerman, to the list of sponsors.
Updated the digest header to reflect the new bill number format (HB 1311) and the latest digest revision date.
Floor votes · House Jan 22, 2026
How they voted
84–10
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 99
Jan 22, 2026
D
Democratic29
89% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican69
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 85, nays 10
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jean Leising
RRepublican
P
Jenny Meltzer
RRepublican
Co
Alex Zimmerman
RRepublican
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