Estoppel Letters
Summary
Estoppel Letters; Revising the timeframe within which a mortgagee or mortgage servicer must send or cause to be sent an estoppel letter containing specified information; requiring notice to the mortgagor of a request for an estoppel letter under certain circumstances; revising requirements for an estoppel letter; prohibiting certain actions by the mortgagee or mortgage servicer; prohibiting the mortgagee or mortgage servicer from denying the accuracy of certain information provided in an estoppel letter under certain circumstances; prohibiting payments received pursuant to an estoppel letter from being returned and requiring such payments to be promptly applied to any unpaid balance of the loan properly due under or secured by a mortgage, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed May 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2023 · House May 2, 2023
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Apr 12, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/05/23, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/21/23, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Burgess
RRepublican
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