Video & Transcript Research : 'deed ownership'
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AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
JBC-CLAIMS Apr 14th, 2026
JBC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- And I know there were some years, but here's the deed right here... But here's the deed right here.
- I don't know if my dad gave it to his brother or what, but this is the deed that they paid for their
- There's every payment that they made marked off, and this is the deed I was given at a funeral in January
- It's the deed to their property, and yeah, so that's what happened.
- I wasn't notified until January of 2025. ...that my grandparents had a deed for this land, and so that's
Summary:
The Joint Budget Committee’s Claims Review and Litigation Reports Oversight Subcommittee met to consider two proposed Department of Corrections litigation settlements and one appealed claim from the Claims Commission. The first settlement, Caroline Arnett v. Larry Norris et al., involved allegations of long-term sexual abuse by a corrections employee. Committee members asked about PREA audits, facility practices, and whether the inmate had been placed at the proper facility. The department said audits and other safeguards were underway, and the committee approved the settlement. The second settlement, Latasha Ridgel v. Arkansas Department of Corrections, also involved sexual harassment/assault allegations. Members questioned the seven-year delay in the case and whether the issue was systemic; the department cited attorney turnover, COVID delays, and legislative changes making inmate exposure a felony. The committee approved that settlement as well.
The committee then heard an appeal in Sharon Greer and Deanna Hayes v. Commissioner of State Lands, a denied and dismissed claim involving a tax-delinquent sale of family property in Crittenden County. Staff and the Commissioner of State Lands’ office said the property was certified in 2000, sold in 2009 after notice was sent, and that excess proceeds were available for a limited period before escheating to the county. The claimants argued they were not properly notified of the sale or the excess proceeds and only learned of the matter in 2025 after receiving the deed at a family funeral. Committee members discussed the notice process, statute of limitations, and the handling of excess proceeds, with several noting the issue may call for legislative review rather than relief in this case.
After debate, the committee voted to affirm the Claims Commission’s dismissal of the Greer/Hayes claim. Members also discussed broader concerns about how excess proceeds from tax sales are handled and whether the current statutory process should be revisited in future legislation.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- This includes a $1 surcharge collected at the time of recording each deed of trust.
- This includes a $1 surcharge collected at the time of recording each deed of trust, and that $1 surcharge
- The surcharge is not applied to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust.
- Turning to the bill, the surcharge collected on deeds of trust for deposit into the account is increased
- That surcharge is collected only when a deed of trust is recorded.
Keywords:
mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, retirement, lump sum payment, benefits, pension, financial security, SB 6065, school district transportation, transportation vehicle fund, pupil transportation, school buses, electric school buses, zero-emission buses, bus fleet electrification, charging stations, vehicle replacement
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 26th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Deed fraud and title theft cost Texans thousands upon thousands of dollars to clear their title, and
- An important feature of this bill will be that deed fraud will have its own category for trespassing
- It's not only the deed fraud that occurs to initially steal the property, but later—and this happens
- If I steal Representative DeRazio's property via deed fraud, that is one felony.
- I've heard from witnesses that have said, 'Yeah, I was really angry that they stole my house via deed
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 26th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Deed fraud and title theft costs Texans thousands upon thousands of dollars to clear their title, and
- We are not only making deed fraud a crime with real consequences, but we're importantly, and this has
- This is a big win for Texans and every Texan that has lost their home to deed fraud.
- And an important feature of this bill will be that deed fraud will have its own category for tracking
- If I steal Representative Dorazio's property via deed fraud, that is one felony.
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This includes a $1 surcharge collected at the time of recording each deed of trust.
- This includes a $1 surcharge collected at the time of recording each deed of trust, and that $1 surcharge
- The surcharge is not applied to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust.
- Turning to the bill, the surcharge collected on deeds of trust for deposit into the account is increased
- That surcharge is collected only when a deed of trust is recorded.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee held a public hearing on several bills. Senate Bill 5109 would raise the mortgage lending fraud prosecution surcharge on recorded deeds of trust from $1 to $5 and remove the 2027 sunset on the surcharge and account. Committee staff said the change would generate additional revenue for county auditors and the Department of Financial Institutions to contract with prosecutors; King County and the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys testified in strong support, saying the current funding has eroded and the bill would better sustain mortgage fraud prosecutions. A question was raised about whether other budget funding could serve a similar purpose, but supporters said the dedicated surcharge/account structure was the best fit. No vote was taken.
The committee also heard Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5500, which would require DCYF’s biennial child care report to include a current cost-of-quality study in addition to the market rate survey. Testifiers from Child Care Aware of Washington, child care providers, and the early education design team supported the bill, saying the market rate survey alone does not capture the true cost of providing quality care. Staff said the bill would have a small fiscal impact for DCYF. The committee then heard Substitute Senate Bill 5834 and Senate Bill 5835, both Department of Retirement Systems request bills: one would broaden use of pension fund interest earnings for fund-protection expenses beyond the 2025-27 biennium, and the other would raise the threshold for lump-sum payment of small monthly benefits from $50 to $250. Neither bill drew public testimony, and staff said the fiscal impacts were minimal.
Later, the committee heard Engrossed Senate Bill 5872, which would create the Pre-K Promise Account for ECAP funding and allow gifts, grants, and donations to be used solely to expand the program. Supporters including rural health coalitions, the Balmer Group, and Snohomish County said the account would help expand access to early learning, especially in child care deserts; DCYF estimated staffing costs to administer the account. Substitute Senate Bill 6007 would direct WSIPP to study DCYF’s child welfare screening tools and their effects on outcomes, with a reported cost of about $234,000; there was no public testimony. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6019 would clarify home care agency rate-setting and require that no more than 20% of Medicaid home care rates go to administrative costs, with DSHS saying there would be no fiscal impact. Labor and caregiver witnesses supported it as a parity and accountability measure. Finally, Senate Bill 6065 would allow school districts in binding conditions or enhanced financial oversight to use transportation vehicle funds more flexibly, including temporary loans or permanent transfers with approval; a rural education representative supported the bill, and staff said OSPI would incur only modest administrative costs. The committee took no final action and adjourned after the hearings.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Business and Financial Institutions - Room 216, 2 March, 2026; 4:30 PM
Business and Financial Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Do y'all expect, um, to be able to look at deed fraud while you're in this committee?
- gt;> Do y'all expect um to be able to look at >> Do y'all expect um to be able to look at deed
- 53.200><c> while</c><00:02:53.519><c> you're</c><00:02:53.760><c> in</c><00:02:54.000><c> this</c> deed
- fraud while you're in this deed fraud while you're in this committee?
- </c> >> deed fraud. >> deed fraud.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/29/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- do with the maximum interest rate that can be charged and how that's determined on a contract for deed
- </c><02:48:10.560><c> We</c><02:48:10.720><c> also</c> contract for deed of a mortgage.
- We also contract for deed of a mortgage.
- And importantly, we've eliminated one of our nation's worst racial home ownership gaps.
- </c> nation's worst racial home ownership nation's worst racial home ownership gaps.<03:55:20.479><c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on S.F. 1832 - Jobs and Labor Omnibus - 05/15/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:12:39.200><c> Is</c> And I believe that came from deed.
- Is And I believe that came from deed. Is that<00:12:39.519><c> correct?
- My name is Devin Bowry, government relations director at DEED.
- DEED could speak about that. Any other follow-ups?
- Devon Bowry, government relations director at DEED.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (4-15-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Deeds. Here. Representative Fleming. Here. Representative Freeland. Here.
- Representative Deeds. Yes. Representative Fleming. Yes. Representative Freeland. Yes.
- Representative<00:09:01.560><c> Deeds.</c><00:09:02.240><c> Yes.</c> Representative Deeds. Yes.
- Representative Deeds. Yes. Representative<00:09:04.200><c> Fleming.</c> Representative Fleming.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 1792, number five on the calendar for the day, an act relating to contracts for deed, the
- the day, an act relating to contacts for the day, an act relating to contacts for<00:44:00.000><c> deed
- </c><00:44:02.240><c> I</c> for deed, the first engrossment. I for deed, the first engrossment.
- to address predatory practices by some investors and speculators against deed purchasers.
- sales. one being sales made by for deed sales. one being sales made by a<00:45:06.400><c> state</c><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment and natural resources committee hears HF8 - pt. 2 2/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Was the UTSMAN because of the deed?
- That would be an expenditure of the deed budget, that's correct, Representative Hansen. real time of
- </c><00:09:28.800><c> um</c> because of the deed um because of the deed um that<00:09:30.040><c> would
- </c> that would be a expenditure of the deed that would be a expenditure of the deed budget<00:09:32.800
- and have a conversation about at deed and have a conversation about whatever<00:17:31.000><c> their<
Summary:
The committee heard extended discussion on House File 8, a bill aimed at changing Minnesota’s permitting and environmental review process. Supporters said the bill is intended to help small and medium-sized businesses and projects that face long delays, and argued that the proposal does not lower environmental standards. They described the bill as modeled in part on provisions used in other states, including a staggered permitting process and an expedited option, and said the goal is to improve transparency, reporting, and real-time public access to permit information.
Members raised concerns about whether the bill could also benefit large corporations and major industrial projects, including mining and other large facilities, rather than just smaller businesses. Several lawmakers questioned the use of county-based public input, the lack of tribal consultation, and how the bill would interact with treaty rights and communities outside the affected county. Others argued that the bill could create risks by speeding permits for bad actors or by allowing larger entities to pay for expedited treatment. Testimony also referenced examples from the Minnesota Chamber’s report, with a witness disputing the claim that permitting alone drove companies out of Minnesota and saying those cases involved more complex facts.
The committee first considered a motion to lay the bill on the table, but that motion failed on a 5-7 roll call. The committee then voted on a motion to re-refer House File 8, as amended, to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee. That motion passed 7-5, and the bill was sent on to that committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 01/27/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, Article 4 in here deals with transfer on death deeds.
- Finally, Article 4 in here deals with transfer on death deeds.
- 4 in here deals with transfer<00:24:24.000><c> on</c><00:24:24.320><c> death</c><00:24:24.520><c> Deeds
- </c><00:24:25.000><c> this</c><00:24:25.080><c> was</c> transfer on death Deeds this was transfer on
- um I have to apologize uh death Deeds um I have to apologize uh Senator<00:27:18.120><c> Limer</c><00
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- And I know there were some years, but here's the deed right here... ...when my father's brother died
- I don't know if my dad gave it to his brother or what, but this is the deed that they paid for their
- It has a ledger in it; there's every payment that they made marked off, and this is the deed.
- It's the deed to their property, and yeah, so that's what happened.
- I wasn't notified until January of 2025 that my grandparents had a deed for this land.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/14/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Too often, it seems that while we're not looking, evil snatches one of us to do its deeds.
- Too often, it seems that while we're not looking, evil snatches one of us to do its deeds.
- Too often, it seems that while we're not looking, evil snatches one of us to do its deeds.
- Too often, it seems that while we're not looking, evil snatches one of us to do its deeds.
- TO DO ITS DEEDS.
Summary:
The Senate opened with routine proceedings, approved the prior journal, and processed several messages from the Assembly, including motions to discharge and substitute identical Senate bills for Assembly bills on the calendars. The chamber also reconsidered and restored Senate Print 1788, an act amending the Real Property Tax Law, to the third reading calendar. The Rules Committee reported Senate Print 10324, the state budget appropriations bill, directly to third reading, and the Senate accepted the message of necessity and laid the bill aside before taking it up on the controversial calendar as a budget extender.
A lengthy debate followed on the budget extender, with Senator O’Mara and others criticizing the continued delay in finalizing the state budget, the lack of public details, and the absence of a schedule for joint budget committee meetings. Senator Serrano responded that the extender was necessary to keep state government operating while final budget negotiations continued, but could not provide specifics on policy items such as Tier 6 pension changes, New York City aid, local government support, or school aid. The extender was ultimately passed 56-2, with Senators Rhoads and Weik voting no.
The Senate then adopted several previously adopted resolutions, including a memorial resolution for former Congressman Eliot Engel and a resolution marking the fourth anniversary of the Tops Friendly Markets mass shooting in Buffalo. The Buffalo resolution prompted extensive remarks from multiple senators about racism, gun violence, community trauma, and the need for policy responses; it was adopted with broad support. The chamber also passed a series of bills on the third reading calendar covering highway, municipal, environmental, banking, veterans, education, public health, and public service matters, with most passing overwhelmingly and a few drawing minority opposition. Notable floor debate occurred on a study bill regarding battery energy storage systems, where senators raised concerns about fire safety and siting; the bill passed 45-13. The Senate adjourned to reconvene on Monday, May 18 at 11:00 a.m.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.(2-25-26)
Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations
Transcript Highlights:
- Bant. >> Yes. >> Representative Callaway. >> I. >> Representative Klein. >> Yes. >> Representative Deeds
- >> Representative<00:09:25.040><c> Deeds,</c> >> Representative Deeds, >> Representative
- Deeds, >> yes.
- >> Representative<00:19:31.840><c> Deeds.</c> >> Representative Deeds.
- >> Representative Deeds. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/5/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- also eliminates a change that was made in the Commerce Committee that reduced the requirement of ownership
- </c><00:45:44.319><c> Speaker,</c><00:45:44.800><c> under</c> ownership. Um, Mr.
- Speaker, under ownership. Um, Mr.
- So those were the words, but what are the deeds?
- What we've seen so deeds?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- memorial calls for common-sense reform, streamlining temporary surface access, clarifying split-estate ownership
- memorial calls for common-sense reform, streamlining temporary surface access, clarifying split-estate ownership
- The fact that Arizona is only 17% deeded ground and 70% of our state is owned by the federal government
Bills:
HB2014, HB2055, HB2145, HB2150, HB2696, HB2755, HB2763, HB2781, HB2782, HB2787, HB2795, HB2889, HB2975, HB2985, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2020, HCR2038
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- are many things that the Justice of the Peace do that is tied to that in regard to judgments of ownership
- and allowing acquired ownership of property and things along those lines, that that $5,000 limit is
- No good deed goes unpunished, I guess. You're going to handle this shrimp bill?
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary met on March 19, 2006, and considered a series of mostly local and judicial bills. Early action included HB 436, which authorizes appointment of honorably discharged veterans as park wardens; supporters said it would give veterans meaningful service roles and improve park safety. The committee adopted an amendment requiring honorable discharge, employment qualification compliance if hired by a public entity, and firearms training where applicable, then reported the bill favorably. The committee also advanced HB 16, extending the jurisdiction of the City Court of Franklin, and HB 44, which shifts certain blight-related hearings in St. Bernard Parish from the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to justices of the peace and constables; members asked about appeals, fines, jurisdictional limits, and whether the change would affect HOAs, and the bill was reported favorably.
Members then approved HB 61 creating Battle of New Orleans Day, with an amendment clarifying holiday language and adding a detailed historical commemoration of the battle and its diverse forces. HB 233, which raises juror mileage reimbursement from 16 cents per mile to the state travel rate, drew support but also concern about the cost to local governments; the sponsor and members discussed the fiscal impact, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 164, expanding commissioner powers in the 15th Judicial District Court, was also reported favorably after testimony that it would help manage caseloads and mirror procedures used in other districts. HB 455, defining public works employees as first responders for coordination and recognition purposes, generated extensive questions about emergency authority, FEMA reimbursement, workers’ compensation, liability, and unintended consequences; the committee deferred the bill to a later meeting for further review.
The committee also approved HB 242, authorizing deputy constables in St. Tammany Parish at no state cost, and HB 10, making the Friday of the International Rice Festival a legal holiday in Acadia Parish. HB 9, designating Shreveport as the stuffed shrimp capital of Louisiana, was reported favorably after light discussion. HB 571, which would make permanent the complex litigation section program in the 19th Judicial District Court, was supported by judges and court staff who said it improves efficiency in large cases such as asbestos and hurricane litigation; it was reported favorably. Finally, HB 16 and several other local measures moved forward without objection, while the committee also heard a deeply personal presentation on HB 61 designating February 24 as SCN2A Awareness Day, later amended to honor Emily Catherine Diedon by name; members expressed sympathy, discussed genetic testing and access to care, and reported the bill favorably as amended.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- are many things that the Justice of the Peace do that is tied to that in regard to judgments of ownership
- and allowing acquired ownership of property and things along those lines, that that $5,000 limit is
- No good deed goes unpunished, I guess. You're going to handle this shrimp bill?
Bills:
HB9, HB10, HB16, HB44, HB46, HB61, HB101, HB126, HB153, HB164, HB233, HB242, HB436, HB455, HB571, HB594
Keywords:
HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, legal holiday, Acadia Parish