Real Estate Board; requirements for licensure and practice of real estate. (HB1907)

Introduced By

Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

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) revises the designated dual representation provisions for real estate licensees and provides standard disclosure forms to be used in connection therewith; (iv) allows all required documents and records to be maintained by real estate licensees to be kept in electronic form; and (v) 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.

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Committee
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103861D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/17/2011Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
01/19/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1907)
01/26/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
01/27/2011Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2011Committee substitute printed 11104667D-H1
01/31/2011Read first time
01/31/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1907H1)
02/01/2011Read second time
02/01/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11104667D-H1
02/01/2011Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1907H1
02/02/2011Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/02/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
02/03/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/09/2011Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2011Read third time
02/14/2011Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2011Enrolled
02/17/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1907ER)
02/17/2011Signed by Speaker
02/20/2011Signed by President
02/23/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1907ER)
03/24/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 461 (effective 7/1/11)
03/24/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 461 (effective - see bill)
03/24/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 461 (effective - see bill)
03/24/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0461)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 25 seconds.