HCS SCS SB 515 -- RECORDERS OF DEEDS

SPONSOR:  Yeckel (Kennedy)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on Local Government and Related Matters by a vote of 17 to 0.

This substitute sets a standard format for documents which are
recorded by a county recorder of deeds.  The new standard format
also applies to the Recorder of Deeds for the City of St.
Louis.  The substitute allows an additional filing fee of $25
for items that do not meet the standard format requirements.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill allows records to be
recorded in a standard format.

Testifying for the bill were Senator Yeckel; Recorders
Association of Missouri; and Missouri Bar Association.

OPPONENTS:  Those who oppose the bill say that builders of homes
need to record different size documents.  Many documents are
required to be recorded by other agencies.  These agencies
require the recording of documents that do not comply with the
proposed law.  The bill should allow more time for compliance.

Testifying against the bill was St. Louis Builders Association.

Steve Bauer, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:47 am