HB 39 VA

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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.

• Marcus B. Simon Democratic · primary

1. Dec 23, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100583D · lower
2. Dec 23, 2025 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
12. Feb 24, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
13. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
14. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) · upper
15. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
20. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
23. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB39ER) · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39) · lower
30. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 359 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senate Amendments · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML