H.B. 108 - Fraudulent Deed Amendments

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Fraudulent Deed Amendments

Number: H.B. 108 (2025GS)
Sponsor: Rep. Walter, R. Neil
Final action: Governor Signed 2/27/2025
Outcome: Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

This bill amends the Fraudulent Deeds Act.

What it does

This bill:
excludes governing documents or a reinvestment fee covenant from the definition of a deed.

Every vote on this bill

1/22/2025House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

House Political Subdivisions Committee

7-0-3not eligible / no record

1/29/2025House/ passed 3rd reading

Senate Secretary

68-0-7YEA

2/4/2025Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Senate Business and Labor Committee

5-0-3not eligible / no record

2/13/2025Senate/ passed 2nd reading

Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

27-0-2not eligible / no record

2/14/2025Senate/ passed 3rd reading

Senate President

21-0-8not eligible / no record

Bill text

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57-31-101
Fraudulent Deed Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: R. Neil Walter
Senate Sponsor: Don L. Ipson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends the Fraudulent Deeds Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
excludes governing documents or a reinvestment fee covenant from the definition of a
deed.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
57-31-101
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 188
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section
57-31-101
is amended to read:
57-31-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
(a)
"Deed" means an instrument in writing, including any conveyance that affects,
purports to affect, describes, or otherwise concerns any right, title, or interest in real
property.
(b)
"Deed" does not include governing documents as defined in Section
57-8-3
or
57-8a-102
or a reinvestment fee covenant recorded in accordance with Section
57-1-46
.
(2)
"Fraudulent deed" means a deed that is not executed or authorized to be executed by the
record interest holder.
(3)
"Interest holder" means a person who holds or possesses a present, lawful property
interest in real property.
(4)
"Purported grantee" means a person who is identified as the grantee on a fraudulent
deed.
(5)
"Purported grantor" means a person who executes or causes to be executed a fraudulent
deed.
(6)
"Record interest holder" means a person:
(a)
who holds or possesses a present, lawful property interest in real property; and
(b)
whose name and interest in the real property appears in the county recorder's records
for the county in which the property is located.
Section 2.
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on
May 7, 2025
.
1-6-25 2:20 PM