HB 1195: Protection of Specified Persons Against the Fraudulent and Exploitative Conveyance of Property Interests
GENERAL BILL by Gantt
Protection of Specified Persons Against the Fraudulent and Exploitative Conveyance of Property Interests; Revises persons who must report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to include clerk of court; requires quitclaim deed be executed in presence of specified number of subscribing witnesses; prohibits recording of such deeds until after specified cooling-off period; authorizes specified adult to designate certain person through filing of power of attorney; requires clerk to contact such person before cooling-off period elapses; authorizes person designated in power of attorney to object in writing to quitclaim deed being recorded; requires clerk to notify persons of right to file rescission; requires clerk to enroll specified adult in statewide Property Alert Service; requires clerk to conduct preliminary investigation; requires clerk to refer objection to not-for-profit legal aid organization for further investigation; authorizes not-for-profit legal aid organization to request additional time to investigate; requires clerk to record quitclaim deed if no fraud or exploitation of specified adult is suspected; requires clerk or not-for-profit legal aid organization that suspects quitclaim deed was obtained through fraudulent or exploitative means to refer matter to state attorney for further investigation & prosecution; requires clerks to provide certain materials written in plain language.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/8/2026 House • Filed
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HB 1195, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2026 at 8:24 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 116 Protection of Specified Persons Against the Fraudulent and Exploitative Conveyance of Property Interests Jones Similar Last Action: 10/21/2025 S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 415.1034 Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults; mandatory reports of death. Page 3 (pdf) 415.1104 Page 4 (pdf) 415.1105 Training programs. Page 7 (pdf)