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Housing & Community Development committee advances bill to criminalize deed fraud, 26-0
Summary
The committee voted to report House Bill 1406, which would create a new criminal offense for deed fraud; sponsors and members said the measure responds to growing incidents of title-related schemes and aims to close a legal gap that has left victims without recourse.
House Bill 1406, which would create a new criminal offense for deed fraud, was reported out of the Housing & Community Development Committee by a 26-0 vote.
The measure, described to the committee by staff member Jim as creating "a new criminal offense of deed fraud," drew bipartisan support from sponsors and committee members who said the change fills a statutory gap that has left some homeowners…
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