HB 2557

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 17, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Mar 24, 2025

Real estate brokers, salespersons, and rental location agents; exemptions.

Abstract

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; real estate brokers, salespersons, and rental location agents; exemptions. Clarifies that the provisions related to real estate brokers, salespersons, and rental location agents shall not apply to any person employed by a licensed real estate broker for and on behalf of the owner of any real estate or the improvements thereon that the licensed broker has contracted to manage for the owner if the actions of such employee are limited to (i) accepting and signing broker-approved rental agreements, state or federal required disclosures, and any documents required for compliance with Virginia Fair Housing Law related to such rental transaction and (ii) accepting security deposits, periodic rent, and other payments contracted for in the rental agreement for such real estate. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to SB 993.

An Act to amend and reenact ยงยง 54.1-2103 and 54.1-2111.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; real estate brokers, salespersons, and rental location agents; exemptions.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 463 (Effective 07/01/25)

Mar 03, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025

Feb 22, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 19, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2557)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2557ER)

House

Enrolled

Feb 17, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 14, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Feb 04, 2025

House

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

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2557)

House

Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

House

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

Feb 03, 2025

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

General Laws Substitute agreed to

Feb 02, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 30, 2025

House

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

House

Committee substitute printed 25106491D-H1

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 24, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2557)

Jan 20, 2025

House

Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

Jan 12, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

House

Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-13-2025 25102236D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Chaptered HTML PDF
Enrolled HTML PDF
General Laws Substitute HTML PDF
General Laws Subcommittee Substitute HTML PDF HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2557) PDF PDF PDF

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