VA HB39 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Passed on April 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Passed on April 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
Duty of settlement agent; restrictive covenants.
Sponsors
| Del. Marcus Simon [D] | Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] | Del. Rae Cousins [D] | Del. Marcia Price [D] |
| Del. Briana Sewell [D] | Del. Kathy Tran [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-10 - House - Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-06 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - House - Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-06 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - House - Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359) | |
| 2026-04-08 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 359 (effective 7/1/2026) | |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39) |
| 2026-03-31 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB39ER) |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Assigned GL&T sub: Housing |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate subcommittee offered |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-23 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39) |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-19 | House | Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection |
| 2025-12-23 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2025-12-23 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100583D |
