Adam Ebbin
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 39
Real property; duty to disclose ownership interest and lis pendens. Provides that a real estate licensee has an affirmative duty, upon having substantive discussions about specific real property, to disclose in writing to the purchaser, seller, lessor, or lessee of the property if he, any member of his family, his firm, any member of his firm, or any entity in which he has an ownership interest has or will have an ownership interest as a party to the transaction and must also disclose in writing that he is a licensee. The bill requires that an owner of a residential dwelling unit who has actual knowledge of a lis pendens filed against the dwelling unit must provide to a prospective purchaser a written disclosure of such fact on a form provided by the Real Estate Board on its website. This bill is identical to HB 281.
Real property; title insurance and duty to disclose ownership interest and lis pendens. Provides that a real estatelicensee has an affirmative duty, upon having substantive discussionsabout specific real property, to disclose in writing to the purchaser,seller, lessor, or lessee if he, any member of his family, his firm,any member of his firm, or any entity in which he has an ownershipinterest has or will have an ownership interest to the other partiesto the transaction. The bill requires a settlement agent, in connectionwith any transaction involving the purchase or sale of an interest in residential real property, to obtain from the purchaser a statementin writing that he has been notified by the settlement agent thatthe purchaser may wish to obtain owner's title insurance coverageincluding affirmative mechanics' lien coverage, if available, andof the general nature of such insurance coverage in accordance withthe standards of the American Land Title Association, and that thepurchaser does or does not desire such coverage or desires coveragenot consistent with the standards of the American Land Title Association.The bill requires such written notification to substantially complywith language provided in the bill. The bill requires that an ownerof residential dwelling unit who has actual knowledge of a lis pendensfiled against the dwelling unit to provide to a prospective purchasera written disclosure of such fact to the purchaser on a form providedby the Real Estate Board on its website.
Requires 2/3 affirmative votes to pass in enrolled form
Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (22-Y 18-N)
Motion to reconsider vote to pass in enrolled form agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (24-Y 16-N)
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
Impact statement from DPB (SB311ER)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Impact statement from DPB (SB311S1)
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB311S1
Committee substitute agreed to 22104860D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Committee substitute printed 22104860D-S1
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB311)
Rereferred to Judiciary
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103554D
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103554D | PDF HTML |
Committee substitute printed 22104860D-S1 | PDF HTML |
SB311ER | PDF HTML |
Document | Format |
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Fiscal Impact Statement: SB311FER122.PDF | |
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB311FS1122.PDF | |
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB311F122.PDF | |
Amendment: SB311AG | HTML |
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