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HB 1307 VA
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Mortgage lenders and brokers; criminal history records check.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 16, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 773 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Mortgage lenders and brokers; criminal history records check. Replaces the option for an applicant submitting the required criminal history records check for licensure as a mortgage lender or mortgage broker, or an applicant to acquire control of a licensee, to submit fingerprints and other information to the Commissioner of Financial Institutions to forward such information to the Central Criminal Records Exchange with the option to submit such information to an FBI-approved channeler to forward such information to the FBI for the purposes of obtaining national criminal history record information. Under current law, there is also an option for such an applicant to submit such information to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (29)

  1. Jan 16, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26102689D · lower
  2. Jan 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
  3. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1307) · lower
  4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
  5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) · lower
  8. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  10. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
  11. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  12. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  14. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
  15. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1307) · lower
  16. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) · upper
  17. Mar 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  18. Mar 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  19. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  20. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · upper
  21. Mar 5, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  22. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  23. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1307ER) · lower
  24. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  25. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  26. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
  27. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  28. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1307) · lower
  29. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 773 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (9)

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.

  • 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

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