SPECIAL WARRANTY DEEDS
Summary
Amends the Conveyances Act. Provides that special warranty deeds may be made in a specified form. Provides that every deed in substance in the specified form shall be deemed and held a conveyance in fee simple, to the grantee, his or her heirs and assigns, with specified covenants on the part of the grantor. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that a form for a special warranty deed shall have a blank space 3 inches by 5 inches (rather than 3 and one-half inches by 3 and one-half inches).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Mar 3, 2022
Signed May 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2022 · House Mar 3, 2022
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 46
Apr 6, 2022
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican17
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
2
May 27, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
upper
Apr 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
upper
Mar 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-000-007
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Steven Reick
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Steven Reick
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason A. Barickman
RRepublican
P
Steve Reick
RRepublican
Co
Jaime Andrade
DDemocratic
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