HB 1690 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Eminent domain; documents provided to landowner.

Summary
Eminent domain; documents provided to landowner. Provides that a report showing all matters that affect the current ownership, existing liens, encumbrances, and other matters affecting title as of the date of the title report shall be provided by the condemnor to a landowner in a condemnation action.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the official title and chapter number for a 2025 Virginia law regarding eminent domain procedures. It adds a specific approval date of March 19, 2025, and changes the session header to reflect the final enacted status. The core text of the law itself remains unchanged in this version.
TECHNICAL

Updated the session header to '2025 SESSION' and changed the status from 'ENROLLED' to 'CHAPTER 125' to indicate the bill has been finalized and assigned a chapter number.

Added the specific approval date of March 19, 2025, to the official record of the act.

Removed the generic 'Approved' text, replacing it with the specific date to comply with final legislative formatting requirements.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2025

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (Effective 07/01/25)
Mar 10, 2025
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Mar 7, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Mar 7, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1690ER)
Feb 19, 2025
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Feb 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Passed by for the day
Feb 17, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 24, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Jan 23, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Jan 17, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
Jan 10, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
Jan 3, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
VA
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