HB 437 VA

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Insurance; standards of conduct for public adjusters; unauthorized practice of public adjusting. Prohibits any person who does not hold a valid public adjuster license from soliciting, investigating, negotiating, adjusting, or providing advice to a policyholder, in relation to a first party claim arising under an insurance contract that insures the real or personal property of a policyholder, for the purpose of effecting the settlement of a claim on behalf of the policyholder. The bill prohibits any public adjuster from assisting in a claim where the policyholder has improperly assigned the duties, rights, or benefits under the relevant policy to any contractor or vendor. The bill adds requirements for advertisements by public adjusters, and excludes certain materials from being considered advertisements. The bill also includes specific standards of conduct for public adjusters regarding vulnerable adults, as defined in the bill, and contains technical amendments.

• Destiny LeVere Bolling Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103589D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB437) · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 2, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 3, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB437) · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB437ER) · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB437) · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 142 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0142) · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML