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Bill Common interest communities; prohibition on refusal to recognize a licensed real estate broker. Common interest communities; prohibition on refusal to recognize a licensed real estate broker. Clarifies the prohibition on property owners' associations and unit owners' associations pursuant to the Property Owners' Association Act (§ 55.1-1800 et seq.) and the Virginia Condominium Act (§ 55.1-1900 et seq.), as the case may be, refusing to recognize a licensed real estate broker that is designated by the lot owner or unit owner as such lot owner's or unit owner's authorized representative, provided that the property owners' association or unit owners' association is given a written authorization signed by the lot owner or unit owner designating such licensed individual as his authorized representative and containing certain information for such designated representative. The bill also expands the list of authorized persons to whom a seller or seller's authorized agent may provide a written request for the delivery of the association disclosure packet or resale certificate. The bill contains a technical amendment. This bill is identical to HB 470. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 SB 197 Virginia SB 197 (2022)
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Virginia SB 197 (2022) — Common interest communities; prohibition on refusal to recognize a licensed real estate broker.

Common interest communities; prohibition on refusal to recognize a licensed real estate broker. Clarifies the prohibition on property owners' associations and unit owners' associations pursuant to the Property Owners' Association Act (§ 55.1-1800 et seq.) and the Virginia Condominium Act (§ 55.1-1900 et seq.), as the case may be, refusing to recognize a licensed real estate broker that is designated by the lot owner or unit owner as such lot owner's or unit owner's authorized representative, provided that the property owners' association or unit owners' association is given a written authorization signed by the lot owner or unit owner designating such licensed individual as his authorized representative and containing certain information for such designated representative. The bill also expands the list of authorized persons to whom a seller or seller's authorized agent may provide a written request for the delivery of the association disclosure packet or resale certificate. The bill contains a technical amendment. This bill is identical to HB 470.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0066 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101769D (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB197ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101769D introduction
  • 2022-01-10 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2022-01-21 Impact statement from DPB (SB197)
  • 2022-01-26 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-01-28 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-01-31 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2022-02-01 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-01 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-01 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-02-21 Placed on Calendar
  • 2022-02-21 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-21 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2022-02-22 Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-24 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-25 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-02-25 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-02-25 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-01 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-01 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-02 Impact statement from DPB (SB197ER)
  • 2022-03-02 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
  • 2022-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-01 Approved by Governor-Chapter 66 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b08e6c4b-a1c8-49fa-b62d-1dd609dd3de1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).