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| Bill | Deed fraud; VHDA to evaluate prevalence, develop recommendations for prevention, etc. | Virginia Housing Development Authority; technical advisory group; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Development Authority to convene a technical advisory group to (i) evaluate the prevalence of deed fraud, including notary fraud, seller impersonation, owner impersonation, and fraudulent lien filing; (ii) develop recommendations for the prevention of deed fraud; and (iii) develop measures to enhance protections for property owners from such crimes. The bill also requires the technical advisory group to give consideration to certain policy proposals stated in the bill. The bill requires the technical advisory group to submit its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology no later than November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1270. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | HB 2396 | Virginia HB 2396 (2025) |
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Virginia HB 2396 (2025) — Deed fraud; VHDA to evaluate prevalence, develop recommendations for prevention, etc.
Virginia Housing Development Authority; technical advisory group; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Development Authority to convene a technical advisory group to (i) evaluate the prevalence of deed fraud, including notary fraud, seller impersonation, owner impersonation, and fraudulent lien filing; (ii) develop recommendations for the prevention of deed fraud; and (iii) develop measures to enhance protections for property owners from such crimes. The bill also requires the technical advisory group to give consideration to certain policy proposals stated in the bill. The bill requires the technical advisory group to submit its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology no later than November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1270.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- General Laws Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- General Laws and Technology Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendments (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104412D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-08 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2025-01-20 Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
referral-committee - 2025-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2025-01-28 Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-28 Committee substitute printed 25105508D-H1
substitution - 2025-01-30 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-01-31 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-01-31 General Laws Substitute agreed to
- 2025-01-31 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-02-03 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-03 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 2025-02-03 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2025-02-04 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2025-02-12 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2396)
- 2025-02-14 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-14 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-17 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-17 Reading of amendments waived
- 2025-02-17 General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2025-02-17 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 2025-02-17 Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-18 Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
amendment-passage - 2025-02-20 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-20 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2396ER)
passage - 2025-02-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2396)
- 2025-02-20 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-23 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-05 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-21 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3e3337f2-2483-459c-8fb8-08b6b3e8a3a1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).