---
type: "Bill"
title: "Certificates; notice of filing or recordation."
description: "Clarifies that the Commissioner of Highways will give notice to the owner of a freehold that any certificate will be filed or recorded. Current law references only certificates of deposit. This bill is identical to"
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 2674"
citation: "Virginia HB 2674 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Bridges and Ferries"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicholas J. Freitas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64978afe-1b67-4814-a9d1-872479e729a7"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2674"
source_hash: "31f8df768264bb6a512ef791ac0c356713b768e614aaa32e8aa7df9e68d3853f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 2674 (2019) — Certificates; notice of filing or recordation.

Clarifies that the Commissioner of Highways will give notice to the owner of a freehold that any certificate will be filed or recorded. Current law references only certificates of deposit. This bill is identical to

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0162)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0162)
2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2674ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2674ER)
3. **House: Presented and ordered printed 19104308D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2674)

## Votes

- Reported from Transportation — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nicholas J. Freitas — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-14** Presented and ordered printed 19104308D `introduction`
- **2019-01-14** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-18** Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-30** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-30** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- **2019-01-30** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2019-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-14** Enrolled
- **2019-02-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-14** Signed by President
- **2019-02-18** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
- **2019-02-18** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- **2019-02-27** Approved by Governor-Chapter 162 (effective 7/1/19) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64978afe-1b67-4814-a9d1-872479e729a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).