AN ACT relating to recording of deeds.

Amend KRS 382.110 to establish that a municipal government may initiate a cause of action to compel the filing of a commissioner's deed if more than 30 business days have passed since the grantee's receipt of the deed from the commissioner; establish available relief; make technical corrections.

Introduced: February 27, 2026

Last action: March 24, 2026

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This bill would allow city governments to take legal action to force the recording of a commissioner's deed if the person who received it has not filed it within 30 business days. It sets out what remedies would be available when a city pursues such action and makes minor technical updates to existing law. This matters because unrecorded deeds can create gaps in property ownership records that affect local government and community planning. Who it may affect: municipal governments and property owners involved in commissioner's deed transactions.

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