Relates to the statute of limitations for certain deed theft actions, revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations, and grants trial preference to such actions
Summary
Relates to the statute of limitations for certain deed theft actions; revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations and states who may bring such actions; grants trial preference to such actions; directs the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2025
Last action Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions
S7491A
→
S7491B
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add multiple new sponsors and update the legislative history to reflect committee actions. Substantively, the text of the act was reorganized to clarify that revived deed theft claims are limited to specific eligible claimants (such as primary residents or their estates) and to fix a date reference error in the statute of limitations section.
Scope change
The bill's scope was refined to explicitly limit eligibility for revived deed theft claims to natural persons, estates, and entities where owners resided at the property as a primary residence for at least two consecutive years prior to the deed theft.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a new paragraph restricting revived claims to specific eligible claimants, including natural persons who lived at the property as a primary residence for at least two years prior to the deed theft, their estates, and entities with such owners.
TECHNICAL
Corrected a date reference in the statute of limitations section from 'January first, two thousand' to the intended year, likely aligning with the bill's effective date or relevant legal context.
Added multiple new sponsors to the bill and updated the legislative history to include committee discharge and recommitment actions.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026
How they voted
55–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 3, 2026
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7491B
upper
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7491A
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
April Baskin
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
Co
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
Co
Erik Bottcher
DDemocratic
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
James Sanders
DDemocratic
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
John Liu
DDemocratic
Co
Jose Serrano
DDemocratic/Working Families
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