VirginiaDuty of settlement agent; restrictive covenants.
What it does
Duty of settlement agent; restrictive covenants. Requires a settlement agent to notify the purchaser of any residential real property of the purchaser's right to remove a prohibited restrictive covenant that is contained in an instrument affecting the title of the property and disclosed as the result of the title search performed pursuant to the real estate transaction.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 359 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB39ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 10Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 9General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed toMajor
- Mar 9Read third timeMinor
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 6Rules suspended
- Mar 4Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Assigned GL&T sub: HousingMinor
- Feb 24Senate subcommittee offered
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 2Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 29Read first timeMinor
- Jan 27Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39)
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 19Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- 2025
- Dec 23Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Dec 23Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100583DIntroduced