2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1693: Real estate appraisers; educational requirement for licensure, fair housing & appraisal bias course.

Legislative Summary

Real estate appraisers; educational requirements for licensure; fair housing and appraisal bias course. Requires applicants for licensure as a certified residential real estate appraiser, a certified general real estate appraiser, or a licensed residential real estate appraiser to successfully complete a minimum of two hours of education on fair housing and appraisal bias administered or approved by the Real Estate Appraiser Board prior to licensure. The bill requires any such educational course on fair housing and appraisal bias to be audited annually by the Fair Housing Board. This bill is identical to SB 995.

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Bill History

1/4/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100827D
House of Delegates
1/4/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105174D-H1
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1693)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
General Laws Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed House (57-Y 40-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/5/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/7/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/10/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed Senate (31-Y 5-N 2-A)
Senate
2/12/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1693ER)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1693)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/15/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (31-Y 5-N 2-A)
2/10/2025
31
Yea
5
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2/5/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (57-Y 40-N)
1/28/2025
57
Yea
40
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
1/21/2025
13
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
1/16/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/12/20255.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/16/20256.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/4/20256.4 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/12/2025118.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025120.4 KB