Bill Summary

Real Estate Board; licensure and practice of real estate. Requires the Real Estate Board to approve a continuing education program of at least three hours on the changes in the law made by this bill as a prerequisite for renewal or reinstatement of a broker or salesperson license. The bill further limits the liability of real estate licensees in their real estate dealings. The bill (i) defines the terms for property management agreements and brokerage agreements, and sets out required provisions in such agreements; (ii) revises the dual representation provisions for real estate licensees and provides standard disclosure forms to be used in connection therewith; (iii) allows all required documents and records to be maintained by real estate licensees to be kept in electronic form; and (iv) revises the required disclosures under the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act and requires certain disclosures to be made on the Virginia Real Estate Board’s website. The bill contains technical amendments and contains a delayed effective date for certain provisions contained in the bill.

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Status

Became Law

Votes

Date Action Vote Document
2011-01-26House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)Yea: 7 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2011-01-27House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Yea: 22 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2011-02-02House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)Yea: 100 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2011-02-09Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)Yea: 14 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2011-02-11Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)Yea: 39 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2011-02-14Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0Document

Amendments

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Bill History

Date Action
2011-03-24Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0461)
2011-03-24Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 461 (effective - see bill)
2011-02-20Senate: Signed by President
2011-02-17House: Signed by Speaker
2011-02-17House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1907ER)
2011-02-17House: Enrolled
2011-02-14Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-14Senate: Read third time
2011-02-11Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2011-02-09Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2011-02-03Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2011-02-03Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-02-02House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-02House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-01House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1907H1
2011-02-01House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104667D-H1
2011-02-01House: Read second time
2011-01-31House: Read first time
2011-01-27House: Committee substitute printed 11104667D-H1
2011-01-27House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2011-01-26House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2011-01-17House: Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
2011-01-11House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2011-01-11House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103861D

Sponsors

Name District
Jackson MillerHD-050
Mark KeamHD-035