SB 785 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Real Estate Board; transfer of license, fee.

Summary

Real Estate Board; transfer of license; fee. Prohibits the Real Estate Board from charging a fee to a real estate licensee for the transfer of such licensee between offices within a licensed real estate firm, including from such firm's primary place of business to one of its branch offices or from a branch office to another branch office under the same primary place of business. This bill is identical to HB 1653.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Dec 27, 2024 Signed Mar 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill finalizes the legislative process for SB 785, which amends the Virginia Code to regulate fees charged by the Real Estate Board. The primary change is the addition of the official approval date, March 19, 2025, and the assignment of the act to Chapter 129, confirming its enactment into law.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding real estate fees remains unchanged; only the procedural status has been updated from 'Enrolled' to 'Chaptered'.

TECHNICAL

Added the specific approval date of March 19, 2025, to the text.

Added the chapter number '129' to organize the new law within the session's acts.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2025

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Jan 27, 2025

D Democratic21

20 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 19, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 129 (Effective 07/01/25)

Feb 13, 2025

Senate · Passed

Signed by President

Feb 10, 2025

House of Delegates · Passed

Signed by Speaker

Feb 10, 2025

Senate · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB785ER)

Feb 7, 2025

House of Delegates · Passed

Passed House (94-Y 0-N)

Feb 4, 2025

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)

Feb 4, 2025

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

Jan 27, 2025

Senate · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

Jan 23, 2025

Senate · Passed

Passed by for the day

Jan 22, 2025

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 15, 2025

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Dec 27, 2024

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

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