Real estate brokers; definitions, prohibits certain locations from being used as places of business.
Summary
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; real estate brokers; places of business. Defines "place of business" for real estate brokers. The bill requires every principal broker to have readily available to the public in his primary place of business the firm license, principal broker license, and the license of every salesperson and broker active with the firm and requires each branch office, defined in the bill, to have readily available to the public the branch office license and a roster of every salesperson or broker assigned to that branch office. Finally, the bill requires any nonresident real estate broker residing in a state that mandates resident real estate brokers of the Commonwealth to maintain a place of business in such mandating state to maintain a place of business in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 437.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 327 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1237ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 1237
Scope: VA
Hi! I can help you understand HB 1237. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline