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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1653: Real Estate Board; regulations related to fees charged to a licensee.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1653 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Real Estate Board; regulations related to fees charged to a licensee. Primary sponsor: Josh Thomas (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Real Estate Board; regulations related to fees charged to a licensee. Prohibits the Real Estate Board from charging a fee to a real estate licensee for the transfer of such licensee between offices within a licensed real estate firm, including from such firm's primary place of business to one of its branch offices or from a branch office to another branch office under the same primary place of business. This bill is identical to SB 785.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh ThomasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1653)
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1653ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source