SB715Introduced in the Senate
Land records; certain financing statements, recording and indexing fees.
Introduced by Creigh Deeds, District 11
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Land records; certain financing statements; recording and indexing fees. Sets forth the fees that a clerk of the circuit court shall charge for recording and indexing a multipurpose deed of trust or mortgage, described in the bill as a deed of trust or mortgage, whether or not commercial, that serves multiple purposes and contains two or more components that may serve as independent legal instruments for independent legal purposes. The bill provides that no clerk of a circuit court shall assess separate recording and indexing fees for such multipurpose deed of trust or mortgage unless the person presenting such document or instruments requests that such document or instruments be recorded and indexed in more than a single instance. The bill also provides that no recordation tax shall be required of a quitclaim deed or deed to correct a fraudulently recorded deed, including a deed of trust, between a grantor and grantee when no consideration has passed between the parties.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
February 10, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · February 10, 2026
15
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
15 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| Creigh Deeds | 11 | Yes |
| Louise Lucas | 18 | Yes |
| Aaron Rouse | 22 | Yes |
| Mamie Locke | 23 | Yes |
| Richard Stuart | 25 | Yes |
| Ryan McDougle | 26 | Yes |
| Bryce Reeves | 28 | Yes |
| Jeremy McPike | 29 | Yes |
Bill history
Presented and ordered printed 26101348D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
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