Virginia House Bill 53

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 22 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Actions against real estate appraisers or appraisal management companies; statute of limitations. Provides that no action for damages or other relief alleging that a certified general real estate appraiser, a certified residential real estate appraiser, a licensed residential real estate appraiser, or an appraisal management company committed malpractice or negligence or an error, mistake, omission, or breach in an appraisal or appraisal report, whether based on contract or tort, shall be brought unless it is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue within five years from the date of the alleged malpractice, negligence, error, mistake, omission, or breach. The bill provides exceptions for actions alleging fraud and proceedings initiated by the Real Estate Appraiser Board. The bill provides that any action for damages or other relief alleging that a certified general real estate appraiser, a certified residential real estate appraiser, a licensed residential real estate appraiser, or an appraisal management company committed malpractice or negligence or an error, mistake, omission, or breach in an appraisal or appraisal report before July 1, 2024, shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue within two years of the occurrence of such malpractice, negligence, error, mistake, omission, or breach, regardless of the date of discovery of such occurrence. Actions against real estate appraisers or appraisal management companies; statute of limitations. Provides that no action for damages or other relief alleging that a certified general real estate appraiser, a certified residential real estate appraiser, a licensed residential real estate appraiser, or an appraisal management company committed malpractice or negligence or an error, mistake, omission, or breach in an appraisal or appraisal report, whether based on contract or tort, shall be brought unless it is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue within five years from the date of the alleged malpractice, negligence, error, mistake, omission, or breach. The bill provides exceptions for actions alleging fraud and proceedings initiated by the Real Estate Appraiser Board. The bill provides that any action for damages or other relief alleging that a certified general real estate appraiser, a certified residential real estate appraiser, a licensed residential real estate appraiser, or an appraisal management company committed malpractice or negligence or an error, mistake, omission, or breach in an appraisal or appraisal report before July 1, 2024, shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue within two years of the occurrence of such malpractice, negligence, error, mistake, omission, or breach, regardless of the date of discovery of such occurrence.

Actions against real estate appraisers or appraisal management companies; statute of limitations.

Del. Lee Ware [R]

2024-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2024-02-05	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
2024-02-02	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2024-01-30	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-30	House	Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2024-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2024-01-15	House	Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
2023-12-22	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2023-12-22	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100658D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2019.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2024	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB53
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB53+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB53F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1101V0010+HB0053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H11V0053+HB0053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0802V0098+HB0053