SB 775 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Real estate settlement agents; choice of settlement agent.

Summary

Real estate settlement agents; emergency. Clarifies that a seller shall not be prohibited from retaining a licensed attorney to represent his interests and provide legal advice pertaining to escrow, closing, or settlement services. This bill is declarative of existing law. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to HB 1364.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Feb 11, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2022

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Feb 15, 2022

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

16 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 11, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 670 (effective 4/11/22)

executive

Feb 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Feb 15, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 14, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 1-A)

upper

Feb 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 11, 2022

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 22106501D

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors