H.B. 82 Judgment Information Amendments

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What the bill does

This bill addresses information necessary to file a judgment lien against real property.

Hearings and debates

• Jan 23, 2026 House Judiciary Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (8 turns)

  1. Committee chair9:54

     Representative MacPherson.

  2. Rep. Matt MacPherson9:57

     Thank you Madam Chair, members of the committee. I promise I will be very quick with this one. This is a, uh, pretty simple bill. We ran it, uh, last year. It, uh, passed unanimously. It was on consent and it just didn't get over the finish line in time, uh, as, uh, last time I think this was a five or 600 numbered bill. Um, but what this does is, uh, in currently in code, when there is a judgment lien, um, that's placed on an individual in a, um, uh, in a real property case against a person, currently the code states that part of that process is, is you have to send to the counter recorder the entire social security number, along with identifying information in order to verify the identity of the individual that the lien is being placed on the, um, uh, the county, uh, recorders do not redact that information when it gets placed in the online database unless it's requested after the fact. And so this has created some tension between the companies and the recorders. So they have actually, in practice for years now just simply been recording the last four digits of the social security number as they have faced some, uh, headwinds from individuals who have been complaining, um, to these, uh, lien companies. And all has been fine until lawyers got involved. Sorry. And, uh, lawyers have now, um, crept in saying, well, you're not actually filing this lien in accordance with the actual text of the law. So it's invalid. And there's been some suits that have been filed on either side, so the county recorders and these, uh, uh, lien companies have asked that we just simply make a quick modification to the code to reflect the actual practice of recording the last four digits rather than the entire Social security number. And that's the entire bill. And, uh, I am hoping Any questions? All

  3. Committee chair11:46

     Right. Thank you. Representative MacPherson will come back to the committee for discussion and clarifying questions. All right. Seeing no lights, we will go to the public for comment. Does anybody in the audience wish to speak to this bill? Please raise your hand. Seeing none, nobody is online will come back to the Committee for Action.

  4. Committee chair12:12

     Representative, is it gracious or Lube? Lube Representative Loubet.

  5. Rep. Anthony E. Loubet12:19

     Thank you Madam Chair. Um, I like to make a motion that we favorably recommend, um, what's the bill number? 82 82 HB 82, uh, to the house floor.

  6. Committee chair12:30

     All right. The motion is to favorably recommend discussion to that motion representing Seeing no lights. Alright. All in.

  7. Unknown speaker12:43speaker not certain

     Um, do we need to substitute this or is this good? I think it Was substituted prior In, in rules.

  8. Committee chair12:48

     Okay. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes unanimously. Representative Clancy, do you wanna register a vote? Aye. Alright, that motion passes and thank you. Thank you. We'll move to the next agenda item. So we're gonna go back to the beginning, but first let's have a motion to approve the minutes of March 3rd, 2025. Representative gracious moves the minutes. Any discussion to the motion? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes unanimously.

• Feb 3, 2026 House floor debate (day 15)▶ Watch
  Transcript (4 turns)

  1. Unknown speaker4:43speaker not certain

     First substitute House bill 82. Judgment information Amendments by representative mc McPherson. This bill was heard in judiciary with a vote of 10 0 1

  2. Speaker (presiding)4:54

     Representative MacPherson.

  3. Rep. Matt MacPherson4:55

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, this is a, a very simple bill. Um, currently when a judgment is filed, uh, against an individual and there is a lien placed on their property, um, there is a process under statute that they have to follow in order to file that lien. That process requires that they provide personal information of the debtor to identify them, and that includes their entire Social security number. Now, this information is not redacted when it's placed online. And so in practice, what the recorders and what the lien companies have been doing is they've been using just the last four digits of the social security number. But then lawyers got involved and have started suing, stating that these liens are not valid because they aren't following the law. So we are simply making adjustment to the language here to follow the practice that these, uh, both the, uh, the lien companies as well as the recorders have been following already to change the requirement to include the entire social security number to just to be the last four digits. And with that, I'm open to any questions.

  4. Speaker (presiding)6:03

     Thank you Representative MacPherson discussion to the bill? None. Back to Representative MacPherson for summation, I'll waive summation has been waived. Voting will now be open on first substitute HP 82. Representative Ivory, would you like to vote? Seeing all present, having voted voting is now closed. First substitute HB 82 passes this party with 69 yes votes zero, no votes will be sent to the Senate for its consideration. Madam Reading Clerk

• Feb 11, 2026 Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (8 turns)

  1. Committee chair1:12:20

     So I'm gonna move on to number four is Judgment Information Amendments Representative MacPherson with House Bill 82.

  2. Rep. Matt MacPherson1:12:29

     Thank you, Mr. Chair. Senator Vickers on the committee. Um, this bill, uh, suffered a tragic fate last year because it passed the unanimously unanimously on the house consent calendar in the evening of March 3rd. And as you can imagine, that really, uh, was a problem. So what we did is we reopened this, uh, what this says, pretty simple. Um, currently, if a judgment is filed, um, and a lien is sought on real property, there's a process that has to be followed. And the, the law currently says that process includes you have to include the debtor's, social security number, date of birth, and driver's license number if known in order to correctly identify that individual. Now, in process though, the lien companies and the recorders have only been using the last four of the social, and this is because this information is not redacted. It is public information. Um, and all has been fine and well, except recently, um, lawyers have gotten involved and have, uh, in indicated with these lien companies that the liens are not valid because they aren't following the, um, language of the law. And then the lien companies have been hesitant to include the full Social Security number if hearing other repercussions of personal identifying information and have asked that we, uh, update the law. And this simply makes that tiny little change changes it from the entire Social Security number to the last four digits digits, which is what is being done in practice. And, uh, the only adjustment we made was the effective date because, uh, the recorders asked that they just need, needed an extra month to, uh, implement the, um, the change procedurally. But by, uh, training and practice, it's already in place. With that, I'm Open. Any questions?

  3. Committee chair1:14:11

     Okay. That concludes your presentation. We'll bring it to the committee for questions on the bill. Seeing none, we'll take it to the, uh, we'll take it to the public for public comment. None of you have had your Social Security numbers closed via real property liens yet. Well give it time. Uh, okay. Uh, with that we'll bring it back to Committee for Action on the bill.

  4. Committee chair1:14:36

     Senator Harper,

  5. Sen. Wayne A. Harper1:14:40

     I move that we pass out favorably. First substitute House Bill 82. Thank you very much. Motion for us to pass House bill. First substitute House bill 82.

  6. Committee chair1:14:48

     The recommendation Representative MacPherson

  7. Rep. Matt MacPherson1:14:51speaker not certain

     to sum I'll waive.

  8. Committee chair1:14:52

     Okay. Waive summation. Uh, place that motion. All in favor of passing First substitute house bill 82 of the favor. Recommendation, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Uh, passed unanimously. Thank you very much. Could I make a request for consent? I will not grant it. Okay, thank you. Yes, you're welcome. You're, you're already over in the Senate. You're gonna be just fine.

• Feb 18, 2026 Senate floor debate (day 29)▶ Watch
  Transcript (8 turns)

  1. Sen. Calvin R. Musselman1:40:39

     Thanks Mr. President. Um, this Bill narrows the personal identifying information required to create a valid judgment lien against real property when the debtor is an individual. Right now you're required to give your full social security number and your full date of birth along with your full name and driver's license home address. This bill simply does what we've already been doing in many sections of, of government and that is when a social security is number is required. You only have to give your last four and when your birth date is required, you don't have to give the exact date, just the month and the year. So you have the full identify identifying information of the full name last four of the four, uh, social Security, the month and date of the birth, um, and the driver's license number and home address. So it's just simple, uh, personal privacy. Uh, bill, that concludes my presentation. Mr. President. Thank you. Uh, seeing no discussion going to you for a motion.

  2. Sen. Calvin R. Musselman1:41:36

     I move that I'll call the question Mr. President.

  3. Presiding officer1:41:39

     Thank you. And the question is, shall first substitute to House Bill 82? Be read a third time roll call vote.

  4. Senate clerk1:41:44

     Senator Vickers Baldry Aye. Lewin Aye. Ramer Bus Fillmore es. Camilla Fillmore Aye. Grover Harper Kinins Ipson Johnson. Juab McKay Aye. Macl Milner Musselman Owens Pitcher Plum Bie Sandal Stevenson Stratton Bickers Weiler Wilson. Aye. Winterton President Adams Aye. First substitute house bill 82.

  5. Presiding officer1:42:43

     Having received 23 yay votes. Zero nay votes. Six being absent. Passes this body, excuse me, shall be read a third time.

  6. Presiding officer1:42:51

     Senator, uh, Fillmore looking. I can turn mic. I'll, I'll turn your mic on. Do you have any announcements?

  7. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:42:59

     Yeah, the rules committee will meet in the rules room immediately after we recess. You have a rules Committee meeting. Rules committee meeting immediately after we recess in the rules room.

  8. Presiding officer1:43:10

     Uh, Senator Wilson, do you have, uh, an announce?

• Feb 19, 2026 Senate floor debate (day 30)▶ Watch
  Transcript (7 turns)

  1. Sen. Calvin R. Musselman45:55

     the entire social security number could be included. This would mandate only that the last four of the social security as well as on the birth date instead of the exact date we give the month and the year. Now this is in combination of the full name so they can delineate between two individuals that may have similar names and it also includes your full address. So full name last four birth, month and year and address. So it's a privacy bill. That concludes my presentation. Mr. President,

  2. Senate President (presiding)46:22

     Thank you for the presentation on the bill. Seeing no discussion going to you for a motion.

  3. Unknown speaker46:28speaker not certain

     Uh, call the question Mr. President.

  4. Senate President (presiding)46:30

     Thank you. And the question is, shall first substitute House bill 82 pass. Roll call vote. Senator Spery Lewin Aye. Bramer bus Colmore Aye. Escamilla Aye. Fillmore a Grover Harper Aye. Kinins Aye. Ipson Aye. Johnson Juab McKay Mikel Aye. Milner Musselman Aye. Owens pitcher Plum rebe A Sandal Stevenson Stratton Bickers Weiler Wilson Aye. Winterton President Adams Aye. First substitute house bill 82, having received 25 yay votes, zero nay votes. Four being absent passes his body will be signed by the President and returned to the house for the signature of the speaker. First substitute house bill 61st substitute House Bill 60, water rights Amendments. Senator Stratton. Senator Stratton.

  5. Sen. Jerry W Stevenson47:48speaker not certain

     Thank you Mr. President. Motion to circle. Motion to circle.

  6. Senate President (presiding)47:51

     All in favor? Say any discussion. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Will the motion, any will? The motion passes. The bill is circled. House Bill 93 House Bill 93 Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management area. Senator Owens. Senator Senator Owens.

  7. Sen. Derrin R. Owens48:15

     Thank you Mr. President.

All votes

• 10-0-1House Judiciary Committee · House Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Jan 23, 2026Roll call
• 69-0-6House floor · House/ passed 3rd reading · Feb 3, 2026Roll call
• 3-0-4Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Feb 11, 2026Roll call
• 23-0-6Senate floor · Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Feb 18, 2026Roll call
• 25-0-4Senate floor · Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Feb 19, 2026

Tallies are yeas–nays–absent.