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Judiciary committee tables foreclosure and title bill after debate over cash‑on‑the‑steps, certified funds and judicial security
Summary
A substitute for House Bill 1042, a three‑part real estate security and title measure, drew extended committee scrutiny on removing cash from courthouse‑step foreclosure sales and on expanding protections for judges. Lawmakers tabled the bill for redrafting and asked sponsors to work with practitioners before the Monday calendar.
Vice Chair Reeves introduced a substitute to House Bill 1042, describing three separate components: redacting judges’ home addresses and related identifying parcel data for judicial security, expanding eligibility for special masters in foreclosure law, and allowing bidders at judicial foreclosure sales to use certified‑fund transfers or credit‑bid procedures rather than carrying cash or multiple cashier’s checks to courthouse steps.
"This is a follow‑up to make sure that judge's home addresses are redacted both on the address as well as the parcel ID," Vice Chair Reeves said, asking the committee for support and saying the measure had been vetted by title insurance companies, clerks and judicial counsel. Reeves also described security concerns raised after a judge was shot…
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