Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1623 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	House Memorial 1
15	15	A memorial to the Congress of the United States, 2
16	16	urging members of Congress to adopt the provisions of 3
17	17	the Good Documentation and Enforcement of Estate Deeds 4
18	18	(Good DEED) Act of 2022 into law. 5
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20	20	WHEREAS, on October 18, 2022, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, 7
21	21	II, introduced H.R. 9192 to the 117th Congress, also known as 8
22	22	the Good Documentation and Enforcement of Estate Deeds (Good 9
23	23	DEED) Act of 2022, which would create a new grant program to 10
24	24	fund applications that assist in the detection, investigation, 11
25	25	prosecution, and prevention of deed fraud, and 12
26	26	WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigation has noted that 13
27	27	individuals use several different fraudulent schemes to commit 14
28	28	deed fraud, including forging documents, stealing a property 15
29	29	owner's identity, or convincing a property owner to transfer the 16
30	30	title under false pretenses, and 17
31	31	WHEREAS, deed fraud is a financially destructive crime that 18
32	32	often impacts the most vulnerable seg ments of our society, 19
33	33	including low-income, elderly, and immigrant victims, and 20
34	34	WHEREAS, there is currently no national tracking of deed 21
35	35	fraud, making it one of the most underreported crimes in the 22
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37	37	WHEREAS, although several counties in Florid a currently 24
38	38	have free property fraud alerts that notify citizens when an 25
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51	51	official record, such as a deed or mortgage, is documented under 26
52	52	their name, there is currently no state -wide tracking or alert 27
53	53	system for deed fraud, and 28
54	54	WHEREAS, the Good DEED Act will require that states 29
55	55	receiving funding amend state laws to require certain 30
56	56	identifiable information, such as a fingerprint, when an 31
57	57	official record is documented, and 32
58	58	WHEREAS, the Good DEED Act will support preventative 33
59	59	measures to stop devastating la nd loss from American families, 34
60	60	provide better tools for the investigation and prosecution of 35
61	61	those engaged in such crimes, and support victims in restoring 36
62	62	the deeds to their homes to the rightful owners, NOW, THEREFORE, 37
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64	64	Be It Resolved by the Legislatu re of the State of Florida: 39
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66	66	That the Congress of the United States is urged to adopt 41
67	67	the provisions of the Good Documentation and Enforcement of 42
68	68	Estate Deeds Act of 2022 into law. 43
69	69	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State dispatch 44
70	70	copies of this memorial to the President of the United States, 45
71	71	the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the 46
72	72	United States House of Representatives, and each member of the 47
73	73	Florida delegation to the United States Congress. 48