Virginia · Senate Bill 993 · 2025 Regular Session

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

SB 993 Sponsored by Angelia Williams Graves Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 21, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 11, 2025
  5. To the governor Mar 3, 2025
  6. Became law Mar 24, 2025

What it does

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

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; real estate brokers, salespersons, and rental location agents; exemptions; emergency. 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…

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Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; real estate brokers, salespersons, and rental location agents; exemptions; emergency. 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 and an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 2557.

Every action

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

Show the 24 earlier steps
  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-08-2025 25102882D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · Senate General Laws and Technology
  3. SenateEmergency clause
  4. CommitteeReported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · Senate General Laws and Technology15–0 vote
  5. SenateRules suspended
  6. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  7. SenatePassed by for the day
  8. SenateRead second time and engrossed
  9. SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  10. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB993)
  11. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  12. House of DelegatesRead first time
  13. CommitteeReferred to Committee on General Laws · House of Delegates General Laws
  14. CommitteePlaced on General Laws Agenda · House of Delegates General Laws
  15. CommitteeReported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · House of Delegates General Laws21–0 vote
  16. House of DelegatesCommittee substitute printed 25106839D-H1
  17. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB993)
  18. House of DelegatesRead second time
  19. House of DelegatesRead third time
  20. House of DelegatesGeneral Laws Substitute agreed to
  21. House of DelegatesEngrossed by House - committee substitute
  22. House of DelegatesPassed House with substitute (94-Y 0-N)94–0 vote
  23. SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  24. SenateEnrolled
  1. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB993ER)
  2. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB993)
  3. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  4. SenateSigned by President
  5. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  6. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor-Chapter 466 (Effective 07/01/25)
  8. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0466)

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

40–0
Jan 17, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

Passed 40–0
Jan 21, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Passed House with substitute (94-Y 0-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 94–0
Feb 11, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 94 No 0 Not voting 6
Party not listed: 21 yes, 0 no Democrats: 43 yes, 0 no Republicans: 30 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 94

Not voting · 6

House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

Passed 40–0
Feb 13, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 15, 2025 Senate General Laws and Technology Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 15

 Passed 15–0
Feb 6, 2025 House of Delegates General Laws Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 21

Not voting · 1

 Passed 21–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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