Virginia House Bill 2557

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Enrolled on February 19 2025 - 75% progression
Action: 2025-02-22 - Signed by President
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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 SB 993.

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

Del. Adele McClure [D]

2025-02-17 - Senate - Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-02-12 - Senate - Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Passed House (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2025-02-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2025-02-19	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2557)
2025-02-19	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2557ER)
2025-02-19	House	Enrolled
2025-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2025-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2025-02-14	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
2025-02-14	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-02-12	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2025-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2025-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-02-04	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2557)
2025-02-04	House	Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2025-02-04	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2025-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2025-02-03	House	General Laws Substitute agreed to
2025-02-03	House	Read second time
2025-02-02	House	Read first time
2025-01-30	House	Committee substitute printed 25106491D-H1
2025-01-30	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2025-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2025-01-24	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2557)
2025-01-20	House	Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
2025-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2025-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-13-2025 25102236D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2557
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2557/text/HB2557
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2557/text/HB2557HC1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2557/text/HB2557H1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2557/text/HB2557ER
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028365.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1040704.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061854.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2557/20251/H11001V2512001
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2557/20251/H11V2512048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2557/20251/2518374
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2557/20251/2518375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2557/20251/S12V1556
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2557/20251/SV522
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2557/20251/SV558