SB 1552 — Requires the county clerk to notify the owner of real property when an instrument affecting the title to the property is presented for recordation unless presented by a financial institution, an insurer or an attorney, or an employee or agent of the professional person.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-15
Digest: The Act would make the county clerk let an owner know when the clerk gets a document that affects the title to the owner's real property. The Act would make an exception for documents that are turned in by real estate professionals. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6). Requires the county clerk to notify the owner of real property when an instrument affecting the title to the property is presented for recordation unless presented by a financial institution, an insurer or an attorney, or an employee or agent of the professional person. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Girod, Fred (R, OR-9) — sponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Housing and Development.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — In committee upon adjournment.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girod, Fred (R, state_upper OR-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no