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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 578

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Relating to: obtaining evidence of the termination of certain property interests of a decedent.

Estate of deceased person Evidence Land Mortgage Real property Register of deeds Vital statistics

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person may obtain evidence that certain property

interests of a decedent have been terminated by providing information to the register

of deeds of the county in which the property is located. To obtain such evidence under

current law, a person must submit to the register of deeds a certified copy of the

decedent's death certificate. This bill eliminates the requirement to submit a

certified copy of the decedent's death certificate to the register of deeds. Instead, this

bill requires the person seeking to obtain the evidence of the termination of the

decedent's property interest to verify, under oath, the correctness of the information

provided to the register of deeds, which includes the date of the decedent's death.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Feyen (R) , Johnson (D) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R)

19 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Billings (D) , Born (R) , Brostoff (D) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Genrich (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ripp (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Jan 24, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, Feyen, Johnson and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Billings, Born, E. Brooks, Brostoff, Doyle, Felzkowski, Genrich, Horlacher, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Novak, Ripp, Spiros, Steffen and Weatherston

  2. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government

  3. Jan 9, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  6. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1