HB 1731 — Regarding unclaimed property held by a museum or historical society.
Signed into law — Chapter 242, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Waters
- Introduced
- January 30, 2025
- Status
- C 242 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (May 12, 2025)
What this bill does
Creates alternative notification methods and procedures for museums and historical societies to notify property owners of abandonment or loan termination. Creates procedures to establish ownership of property with unknown or undocumented ownership.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 5, 202596 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
- House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 22, 202597 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 15, 202548 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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