2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1309: Real estate brokers and salespersons; duties, licensees engaged by buyers.

Legislative Summary

Real estate brokers and salespersons; licensees engaged by buyers. Repeals the provision providing that, notwithstanding any other provision of law requiring written brokerage agreements or governing the duties of licensees, nothing shall be construed to require that a written agreement between a licensee and a prospective buyer or tenant be executed prior to the licensee's showing properties to the prospective buyer. The bill also provides that a licensee engaged by a seller or landlord shall not be required to show property to a prospective buyer when such showing is conducted pursuant to and in accordance with a brokerage agreement entered into with a seller or landlord client. This bill is identical to HB 1684.

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Bill History

1/9/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103288D
Senate
1/9/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/15/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/15/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105069D-S1
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
Floor substitute printed 25105370D-S2 (McPike)
Senate
1/20/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/20/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/21/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/22/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/22/2025
General Laws and Technology Substitute rejected
Senate
1/22/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/22/2025
Senator McPike, Jeremy S. Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/22/2025
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
Senate
1/23/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/26/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1309)
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 (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/13/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1309ER)
Senate
2/13/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1309)
Senate
2/13/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/16/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/20/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025(
Senate
2/20/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 495 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
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 with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy McPike
Jeremy McPike
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/202582.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/13/202583.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/20/202584.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/16/202550.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/15/202550.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/9/20259.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/13/2025104.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/26/2025106.6 KB