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HB1042 • 2025

Real Estate Security and Title Act; enact

Real Estate Security and Title Act; enact

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Sponsor
Reeves, Matt
Last action
2026-02-20
Official status
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Real Estate Security and Title Act

This bill changes rules to let certain buyers use credit bids at court sales, removes restrictions on personal information after a protected person dies, sets penalties for breaking these rules, defines qualifications for special masters in title cases, updates definitions, and repeals conflicting laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows certain purchasers at judicial sales to submit a credit bid.
  • Removes the restriction on personally identifiable information after the death of a protected person.
  • Provides penalties for breaking these rules.
  • Sets qualifications for special masters in certain quiet title actions.
  • Updates definitions and provides a short title.
  • Repeals conflicting laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Purchasers at judicial sales
  • Protected persons (regarding information after death)
  • Special masters in certain quiet title actions

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list the specific amounts for penalties.
  • The exact date this law takes effect is not provided in the source material.
  • Details on how special masters are qualified beyond their definition are not included.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-20 Georgia General Assembly

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Official Summary Text

Real Estate Security and Title Act; enact