CS/CS/HB 1419 Summary

• Creates a Title Fraud Prevention Through Identity Verification Pilot Program in Lee County, allowing the clerk to require government-issued photographic identification before recording deeds or property instruments, with Lee County clerk required to submit a report by December 31, 2025, and the program repeals July 1, 2025.

• Establishes a free recording notification service that all county clerks must create by July 1, 2024, allowing property owners to register for automated email alerts when land records are recorded under their name or parcel identification number, with notifications sent within 24 hours of recording.

• Creates a new cause of action to quiet title based on fraudulent attempted conveyance, providing summary procedure and court priority, with courts authorized to restore title and rights to plaintiffs when fraudulent conveyance is proven.

• Prescribes a required form for quitclaim deeds and requires inclusion of parcel identification numbers and witness names with addresses on recorded instruments.

• Effective July 1, 2023, except the quitclaim deed form and witness identification requirements take effect January 1, 2024.