The Committee of the Whole reported favorably on Senate File 11, which would make it a criminal offense to create or use fabricated documents to wrongly obtain or remain in possession of residential property. Sponsors said the bill clarifies a gap in forgery law and is intended to aid prosecutors and law enforcement in cases involving alleged squatters and fraudulent leasing schemes.

Senator Cole, explaining the bill, said the measure targets individuals who construct and sign their own false documents to present as valid title or lease evidence. The bill would carry penalties comparable to forgery — on the floor the potential penalty referenced was "10 years or $10,000 or both," though sentencing ultimately depends on judicial discretion and statutory sentencing ranges.

Supporters described incidents in which out‑of‑state actors and third parties used falsified agreements to place people into occupied residences, leaving owners with difficulty and delay removing occupants and with property damage. Senator Landon and others described constituent cases in which removal took months and caused significant damage. Sponsors said another, companion bill before the body addresses procedural removal of occupants; this bill focuses on the discrete criminal conduct of document fabrication and use.

Questions from the floor included why the bill was limited to residential property; sponsors said the measure mirrors companion interim work that focused on dwellings and that the body could amend the scope if it chose to expand coverage to other property types. The Committee of the Whole recommended the bill do pass.