LCO No. 1236 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 321 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1236 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING REAL ESTATE CLOSINGS AND MORTGAGE LOAN TRANSACTIONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Permit persons other 1 than attorneys admitted in this state to represent the legal interests of 2 parties to real estate closings concerning real property in this state; and 3 (2) permit mortgage lenders to induce or require prospective 4 mortgagors to use preferred attorneys or law firms to represent such 5 mortgagors in proposed mortgage loan transactions concerning real 6 property in this state. 7 Statement of Purpose: To: (1) Permit persons other than attorneys admitted in this state to represent the legal interests of parties to real estate closings concerning real property in this state; and (2) permit mortgage lenders to induce or require prospective mortgagors to use preferred attorneys or law firms to represent such mortgagors in proposed mortgage loan transactions concerning real property in this state.