Va. Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware, marine clays.
Summary
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act;required disclosures for buyer to beware; marine clays. Providesthat the owner of residential property makes no representations withrespect to whether the property is located on or near deposits ofmarine clays (marumsco soils). The bill also advises purchasers toexercise whatever due diligence is deemed necessary in accordancewith terms and conditions as may be contained in the real estatepurchase contract, including consulting public resources regardinglocal soil conditions and having the soil and structural conditionsof the property analyzed by a qualified professional.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 26, 2019
Signed Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 23 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100881D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
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