2022 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB775: Real estate settlement agents; choice of settlement agent.
Legislative 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.
Bill History
2/11/2022
Unanimous consent to introduce
Senate
2/11/2022
Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 22106501D
Senate
2/11/2022
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/14/2022
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
2/15/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/15/2022
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
2/15/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/15/2022
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2022
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/21/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/21/2022
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/22/2022
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/24/2022
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/1/2022
Enrolled
Senate
3/1/2022
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB775ER)
Senate
3/1/2022
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/2/2022
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2022
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
Senate
3/11/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
4/11/2022
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 670 (effective 4/11/22)
4/11/2022
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670)
Roll Call Votes
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/25/2022
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2/22/2022
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/15/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/15/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/15/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2/14/2022
13
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/11/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
