Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; residential building energy analysis.
Summary
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosures for a buyer to beware; residential building energy analyst. Adds obtaining a residential building energy analysis to the disclosure statement furnished to the buyer by the owner of residential real property that the buyer beware and exercise necessary due diligence with respect to determining the condition of real property or any improvements thereon. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission and is identical to HB 518.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 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
28
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 186 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (77-Y 23-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB628H1
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108250D-H1
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100290D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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