HB 702 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Va. Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures, maximum lot coverage.

Summary
Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; buyer to exercise necessary due diligence; lot coverage. Requires that the owner of residential real property include in the residential property disclosure statement provided to a potential purchaser of such residential real property a statement that the owner makes no representation with respect to current lot lines or the ability to expand, improve, or add any structures on the property and that the potential purchaser is advised to exercise necessary due diligence, including obtaining a property survey and contacting the locality to determine zoning ordinances or lot coverage, height, or setback requirements on the property.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2022

How they voted

266
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 28, 2022
D Democratic17
16 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
R Republican16
10 Yea 5 Nay 1
62% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 268 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (32-Y 7-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 1-N 2-A)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB702H1
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105931D-H1
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102215D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mark L. Keam
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
VA
35