VirginiaVirginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware.
What it does
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.
More detail
As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1210.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 18Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015)Latest
- Mar 18Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 15 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Feb 18Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 18Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025Minor
- Feb 15Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1706)
- Feb 12Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1706ER)Major
- Feb 12EnrolledMinor
- Feb 10Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Read third timeMinor
- Feb 7Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- Feb 7Rules suspended
- Feb 5Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 28Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1706)
- Jan 27Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 24General Laws Substitute agreed to
- Jan 24Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Read first timeMinor
- Jan 21Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Committee substitute printed 25105102D-H1Major
- Jan 16Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 13Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- Jan 4Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 4Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102167DIntroduced