Virginia · House Bill 1913 · 2025 Regular Session

Land records; recording and indexing fees.

HB 1913 Sponsored by Atoosa R. Reaser Failed

  1. Introduced Jan 6, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 6, 2025
  3. Passed the House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025
  4. Failed  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Land records; recording and indexing fees. Provides that no clerk of a circuit court shall assess separate recording and indexing fees for one document that contains two or more instruments that may serve independent legal purposes, unless the person presenting such document or instruments requests that such document or instruments be recorded and indexed in more than a single instance. The bill also provides that…

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Land records; recording and indexing fees. Provides that no clerk of a circuit court shall assess separate recording and indexing fees for one document that contains two or more instruments that may serve independent legal purposes, unless the person presenting such document or instruments requests that such document or instruments be recorded and indexed in more than a single instance. The bill also provides that no recordation tax shall be required of a quitclaim deed between a grantor and grantee when no consideration has passed between the parties, provided that such quitclaim deed shows on its face that no consideration has passed.

Every action

22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. House of DelegatesPrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102755D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice · House of Delegates Courts of Justice
  3. CommitteeAssigned Courts sub: Civil · House of Delegates Courts of Justice: Subcommittee 2
  4. CommitteePlaced on Courts of Justice Agenda · House of Delegates Courts of Justice
  5. CommitteePlaced on Courts of Justice Agenda · House of Delegates Courts of Justice
  6. House of DelegatesFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1913)
  7. CommitteeSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) · House of Delegates Courts of Justice: Subcommittee 28–0 vote
  8. CommitteePlaced on Courts of Justice Agenda · House of Delegates Courts of Justice
  9. CommitteeReported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · House of Delegates Courts of Justice22–0 vote
  10. House of DelegatesRead first time
  11. House of DelegatesRead second time
  12. House of DelegatesCourts of Justice Amendment agreed to
  13. House of DelegatesEngrossed by House as amended
  14. House of DelegatesRead third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)96–0 vote
  1. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice · Senate Courts of Justice
  3. House of DelegatesFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1913)
  4. CommitteeReported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) · Senate Courts of Justice14–1 vote
  5. CommitteeRereferred to Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations
  6. SenateCommittee substitute printed 25106982D-S1
  7. House of DelegatesFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1913)
  8. CommitteePassed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A) · Senate Finance and Appropriations13–0 vote

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 4 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 96–0
Jan 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 96 No 0 Not voting 4
Party not listed: 23 yes, 0 no Democrats: 44 yes, 0 no Republicans: 29 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 96

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 20, 2025 House of Delegates Courts of Justice: Subcommittee 2 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

 8–0
Jan 24, 2025 House of Delegates Courts of Justice Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 22

 Passed 22–0
Feb 10, 2025 Senate Courts of Justice Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
Members

Yes · 14

No · 1

 Passed 14–1
Feb 17, 2025 Senate Finance and Appropriations Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
Members

Yes · 13

Not voting · 2

 Passed 13–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 1 party unknown.

All 6 cosponsors

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