North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

SB 577 — Title Insurance Kickbacks Clarification.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 20% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    2 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 577 has made a small change by adding a phrase that clarifies the conditions under which payments can be made between parties involved in title insurance transactions. Specifically, it emphasizes that payments should occur only because of stock ownership linked to a genuine affiliation. This change is important because it helps ensure transparency and fairness in financial relationships within the title insurance industry, potentially reducing conflicts of interest.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 577 Short Title:
577 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15241-NE-73 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT CLARIFYING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST KICKBACKS OR OTHER UNEARNED FEES IN TITLE INSURANCE TRANSACTIONS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT CLARIFYING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST KICKBACKS OR OTHER UNEARNED FEES IN TITLE INSURANCE TRANSACTIONS.
(i) solely by reason of ownership of stock in a bona fide title insurance company, agency, or agent.
(i) solelybyreason of ownership of stock in a bona fide title insurance company, agency, or agent.
§ 2607(c)(4), of the *DRS15241-NE-73* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 affiliation between the referring party and the title insurance company, agency, or agent.
§ 2607(c)(4), of the *S577-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 affiliation between the referringpartyand the title insurance company, agency, or agent.
of this subdivision, but the person or entity required to make that disclosure demonstrates that the failure was unintentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding maintenance of procedures that were reasonably adapted to avoid that error.
of this subdivision, but the person or entity required to make that disclosure demonstrates that the failure was unintentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstandingmaintenance of procedures that were reasonably adapted to avoid that error.
Page 2 DRS15241-NE-73
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 577?
SB 577 is sponsored by Benton G. Sawrey (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), and Paul Newton (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 577?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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