So, it sounds as though this legislation isn't as bad as we thought.  It does allow for independent abstractors to get licensed without an affiliation with an underwriter.  The exam sounds very thorough and this may be exactly the type of legislation we all need.  Licensing, if implemented in a meaningful way, is a good thing that we should all be in support of.

The real problem here is that Kansas has required abstractors to be licensed for more than 60 years and apparently may were unaware.  The new bill shows the state's strong intention to enforce that requirement, again a good thing.  However, it would have been nice if they had delayed the implementation of the bill until after the State Abstractors' Board administers the next test.  It does leave many unlicensed abstractors in a tough spot because they cannot get into compliance with the law for several months.  What are they to do in the mean time?

Thanks for the info.

Best,
Robert A. Franco
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