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2025R: HB1274 ACT 521

TO ALLOW A TITLE INSURANCE AGENT, TITLE INSURER, OR TITLE COMPANY TO PAY REAL PROPERTY TAXES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF A TITLE.

Latest action: Notification that HB1274 is now Act 521

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Sponsor	Role
Warren	lead
C. Penzo	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 27, 2025, 4:16 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Jan 27, 2025, 5:58 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Mar 10, 2025, 8:38 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 10, 2025, 8:38 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 10, 2025, 12:46 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 12, 2025, 11:35 a.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 13, 2025, 2:29 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 13, 2025, 5:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 13, 2025, 5:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 7, 2025, 5:42 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 7, 2025, 5:42 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as Passed.
Apr 7, 2025, 8:13 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 7, 2025, 8:13 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 8, 2025, 10:06 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 10, 2025, 4:27 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1274 is now Act 521

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 12, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House City, County - Local Affairs Committee Meeting · Big Mac, Room B	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 13, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Revenue and Taxation · Old Supreme Court	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Warren, filed Mar 6, 2025, 4:29 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1274 TO ALLOW A TITLE INSURANCE AGENT, TITLE INSURER, OR TITLE COMPANY TO PAY REAL PROPE.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Warren	Mar 6, 2025, 4:29 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

DFA1 · Mar 25, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: HB1274 As Engrossed: 3/10/2025 Bill Subtitle: TO ALLOW A TITLE INSURANCE AGENT, TITLE INSURER, OR TITLE COMPANY TO PAY REAL PROPERTY TAXES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF A TITLE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Rep. Warren and Sen. Penzo Basic Change: HB1274 (engrossed 3/10/25) requires a county collector to respond within three business days to a request from a person or entity facilitating the closing of a real estate transaction for real property taxes and any related personal property taxes owed by the owner of the real property being conveyed. If the county collector fails to respond to that request within three business days, the collector must accept payment of the real estate taxes due without requiring payment of any related personal property taxes. Current law requires a county collector to collect personal property taxes owed by a taxpayer at the same time the taxpayer pays real property taxes. A county collector who willfully accepts payment of real property taxes without requiring payment of personal property taxes shall b

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 2, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Mar 12, 2025, 11:35 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 914

Monday, April 7, 2025 5:42:00 PM · arkleg

35Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (35)

House · RCS 562

Thursday, March 13, 2025 2:29:54 PM · arkleg

98Yea

0Nay

2Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (98)

Not voting (2)

Jessie McGruder (D)
DeAnn Vaught (R)

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Real property title fraud targeted by legislation, technology - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Mar 31, 2025

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 9:06 p.m. CT.

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