Real estate teams; required to obtain a business entity license.
Summary
Requires real estate teams as defined in the bill to obtain a business entity salesperson's license from the Real Estate Board (the Board). The bill requires a principal broker to obtain a branch office license from the Board for each place of business maintained by such principal broker within the Commonwealth. The bill also expands the responsibilities of supervising brokers as defined in the bill and requires that as a condition of the renewal of a branch office license, the supervising broker shall provide to the Board the name and license number of each real estate licensee affiliated with the branch office at the time of the renewal. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 223 (effective 1/1/19)
executive
Feb 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (98-0)
house of delegates
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB862H1
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106546D-H1
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104635D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
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