HB 170 VA

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Real estate appraisers; educational requirements for licensure; fair housing and appraisal bias course. Requires, in addition to successfully completing an examination, applicants for licensure as a certified residential real estate appraiser or a certified general real estate appraiser to also successfully complete a fair housing and appraisal bias education course administered or approved by the Real Estate Appraiser Board prior to licensure, the specifics of which are provided in the bill.

• Alex Q. Askew Democratic · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102831D · lower
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105954D-H1 · lower
8. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB170) · lower
9. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Jan 30, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
11. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Jan 30, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 1-N) · upper
19. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 3-N 1-A) · upper
27. Mar 11, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB170ER) · lower
30. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
32. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
34. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB170) · lower
35. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 81 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081) · 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 Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML