Senate Bill 292 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Arthur OrrSenator
Republican
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Title: Real property; creation of the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026, title fraud prevention
Description: This bill would create the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026 which would provide best practices for title agents, attorneys, realtors, and notaries public to prevent title fraud and classify the existing crime of fraudulent sale of real property as a Class D felony.
This bill would establish the crime of aggravated fraudulent sale of real property and classify it as a Class C felony.
This bill would establish the Alabama Title Fraud Recovery Fund and an administrative complaint process through the Alabama Securities Commission; allow judges of probate to establish a real property owner notification service; require online real estate platforms to verify ownership prior to publishing a listing; and to remove listings for properties not for sale.
This bill would create an expedited quiet title process for victims of title fraud and provide for the recovery of costs and attorney fees in certain quiet title actions.
This bill would prohibit remote notarization of documents conveying interest in real property under certain circumstances and also make nonsubstantive, SB292 INTRODUCED technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Subjects: Property & Estates

Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development