Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware.
Summary
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; aircraft noise. Requires that the owner of a residential real property include in the residential property disclosure statement provided to a potential purchaser of such residential real property a statement that the owner makes no representations or warranties with respect to the property's proximity to a public use airport nor any noise from aircraft due to the proximity of the property to flight operations, and purchasers are advised to exercise whatever due diligence they deem necessary to determine whether the property is within proximity to a flight path or public use airport aircraft noise zone. The bill also requires the Department of Aviation to establish and provide to the Real Estate Board by July 31, 2025, a website address that allows purchasers to access public use airport aircraft noise zone maps, and requires the Real Estate Board to include such website address on the form for signature by the parties stating that the purchaser has been advised of the disclosures listed in the residential property disclosure statement. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1210.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 4, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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MINOR
This bill formalizes the legislative process for HB 1706, converting it from an enrolled draft into an official chapter of the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The primary change is the addition of the official chapter number (Chapter 15) and the specific approval date (March 18, 2025), which legally activates the act. No substantive policy changes, definitions, or requirements within the actual text of the Residential Property Disclosure Act were altered in this version.
TECHNICAL
Added the official chapter number (Chapter 15) and the specific approval date (March 18, 2025) to finalize the bill's enactment.
Removed the placeholder text 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER' and the generic 'Approved' status, replacing them with specific legislative metadata.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 15 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1706ER)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
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