HB 170 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Real estate appraisers; ed. requirements for licensure, fair housing and appraisal bias course.

Summary

Real estate appraisers; educational requirements for licensure; fair housing and appraisal bias course. Requires, in addition to successfully completing an examination, applicants for licensure as a certified residential real estate appraiser or a certified general real estate appraiser to also successfully complete a fair housing and appraisal bias education course administered or approved by the Real Estate Appraiser Board prior to licensure, the specifics of which are provided in the bill.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized into law (Chapter 81) after being a substitute amendment. A key substantive change corrects the oversight mechanism for fair housing training: the requirement for the Fair Housing Board to 'audit' the educational courses was changed to 'review' them. The session year, bill number, and approval date were also updated to reflect the final enacted version.

REQUIREMENT

The oversight requirement for fair housing and appraisal bias training courses was changed from an 'audit' to a 'review' by the Fair Housing Board.

TECHNICAL

The document was updated from a House substitute amendment to the final Chaptered Act, including updates to the session year (2026), bill number (H 170), and approval date (April 6, 2026).

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 6, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 81 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB170ER)

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate amendment agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 3-N 1-A)

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 1-N)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 19, 2026

Committee

Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

lower

Jan 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors