HB 1653 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Real Estate Board; regulations related to fees charged to a licensee.

Summary

Real Estate Board; regulations related to fees charged to a licensee. Prohibits the Real Estate Board from charging a fee to a real estate licensee for the transfer of such licensee between offices within a licensed real estate firm, including from such firm's primary place of business to one of its branch offices or from a branch office to another branch office under the same primary place of business. This bill is identical to SB 785.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill converts HB 1653 from an enrolled draft to a chaptered law, making it official legislation. The substantive content of the law remains unchanged - it continues to regulate the Virginia Real Estate Board's authority over educational requirements for real estate licensees and fee restrictions. The formatting differences reflect the transition from draft to final enacted form.

TECHNICAL

Converted from draft enrolled bill format to official chaptered law format with proper chapter numbering and approval date

Added chapter number (Chapter 122) and approval date (March 19, 2025) to establish official enactment

REQUIREMENT

No substantive policy changes to educational requirements, fee restrictions, or board authority - all original provisions remain intact

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 11, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 19, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1653ER)

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

lower

Jan 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors