HB 838 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; Real Estate Board's disclosure statement.

Summary
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; Real Estate Board; disclosure statement. Requires the residential property disclosure statement form developed by the Real Estate Board and maintained on its website to include a statement signed by the parties acknowledging that the purchaser has been provided a copy of the residential property disclosure statement. Currently, such form only requires an acknowledgment that the purchaser has been advised to review the residential property disclosure statement. The bill also provides that the owner shall provide any disclosures required by the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act separate from other disclosures.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 749 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB838S1
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108654D-S1
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 38-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101474D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
VA
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