Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger protections against deed and real estate fraud, free property alerts for owners, tighter identity checks, required notary training and testing, clearer records, and safe-harbor rules that still hold bad actors accountable.

Organizations that support this bill may include consumer protection and elder advocacy groups, title insurers and settlement companies, notary professional associations favoring higher standards, and homeowner groups concerned about deed fraud.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new mandates and costs on clerks and notaries, stop a new paper filing fee, limit data retention that could risk privacy, and prevent added hurdles that may slow or complicate real estate transactions.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include independent notaries and small real estate firms wary of new training and record-keeping costs, privacy advocates concerned about ID and video storage, and local governments concerned about unfunded alert-system mandates.