2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB993: Real estate brokers, salespersons, and rental location agents; exemptions.

Legislative Summary

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 HB 2557.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-08-2025 25102882D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/7/2025
Emergency clause
Senate
1/15/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/20/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/21/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB993)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106839D-H1
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB993)
Senate
2/10/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
General Laws Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Passed House with substitute (94-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/18/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB993ER)
Senate
2/18/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB993)
Senate
2/18/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 466 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0466)

Roll Call Votes

House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with substitute (94-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/202511.8 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/18/202512.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/6/202512.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/6/202512.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202511.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/18/2025105.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/7/2025106.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/24/2025106.0 KB