---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property Fraud"
description: "Real Property Fraud; Creates Title Fraud Prevention Through Identity Verification Pilot Program; authorizes clerk to require production of government-issued photographic ID card before recording deed & provides requirements therefor; provides requirements for clerk; provides clerk is not required to allow access to record or other information that is confidential & exempt; requires clerk to create, maintain, & operate opt-in recording notification service; requires clerk to ensure that registration for such service is possible through electronic registration portal; provides action may be brought to quiet title after fraudulent attempted conveyance; revises requirements for recording instruments affecting real property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1419"
citation: "Florida HB 1419 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil practice and procedure", "insurance", "judicial branch"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-238"
primary_sponsors: ["Robinson, W."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-03"
last_action: "2023-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/344ea7af-75f4-41e9-8193-ab25c5ff76b3"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1419/ByCategory"
source_hash: "0b5908d2d1be48784ffaec72bf3a493e16ec161b209b4f540feb0094290bccc2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1419 (2023) — Real Property Fraud

Real Property Fraud; Creates Title Fraud Prevention Through Identity Verification Pilot Program; authorizes clerk to require production of government-issued photographic ID card before recording deed & provides requirements therefor; provides requirements for clerk; provides clerk is not required to allow access to record or other information that is confidential & exempt; requires clerk to create, maintain, & operate opt-in recording notification service; requires clerk to ensure that registration for such service is possible through electronic registration portal; provides action may be brought to quiet title after fraudulent attempted conveyance; revises requirements for recording instruments affecting real property.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-238.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1419 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1419/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1419 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1419/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1419 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1419/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1419 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1419/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Civil Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
- Robinson, W. — primary (person)
- Fabricio — cosponsor (person)
- Fernandez-Barquin — cosponsor (person)
- Garcia — cosponsor (person)
- Grant — cosponsor (person)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Overdorf — cosponsor (person)
- Roth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-03** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-03-16** Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-20** Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-03-20** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-20** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-20** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2023-04-17** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2023-04-19** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-19** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2023-04-19** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-04-19** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-19** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-20** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
- **2023-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-26** In Messages
- **2023-04-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-03** Substituted for CS/SB 1436
- **2023-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-04** In Messages
- **2023-05-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-14** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-16** Chapter No. 2023-238

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/344ea7af-75f4-41e9-8193-ab25c5ff76b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).