Conveyances; prohibiting charging fee for certain filing; requiring certain notice to certain law enforcement agencies. Effective date.
SB 2072 prevents property title theft by requiring county clerks to accept and record notices of fraudulent property transfers without charging a filing fee. It directly affects victims of title theft (people whose property titles were stolen), county clerks, and local law enforcement agencies. The bill mandates that after filing such a notice, county clerks must send a copy to the district attorney and local police for investigation. The law takes effect November 1, 2026, and allows victims to seek court enforcement if a clerk unjustly refuses to record a valid notice.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 6, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate floor version, updating the header and committee report information. The core legislative text regarding fraudulent conveyance notices, filing requirements, and fee prohibitions remains substantively unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments and line breaks.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter and legal provisions are identical in both versions.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document title from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and changed the committee report attribution from 'Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight' to 'Committee on Judiciary'.
Adjusted line breaks and spacing in the header and title sections to match Senate formatting standards.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2026 · House Apr 29, 2026
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 16, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican41
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/06/2026
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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