SB 574 VA

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Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Auctioneers Board; citizen members. Clarifies that no citizen member appointed to the Auctioneers Board shall (i) have training or experience as an auctioneer; (ii) be the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of an auctioneer; or (iii) have any direct or indirect financial interest, except as a consumer, in auctioneering. The bill further prohibits appointing any citizen member of the Board currently licensed in, employed by, or financially affiliated with any profession or occupation that provides similar services to auctioneers, including a real estate broker or salesperson.

• Bryce E. Reeves Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101067D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB574) · upper
4. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Blank Action · upper
14. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
15. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
17. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
18. Feb 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) · lower
19. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N) · lower
20. Mar 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
23. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB574ER) · upper
25. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB574) · upper
26. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
28. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 509 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
30. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0509) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
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