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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 HB 2396. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 1270 | Virginia SB 1270 (2025) |
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Virginia SB 1270 (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 HB 2396.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Delegate Simon Amendments Offered (committee substitute) — source
- General Laws and Technology Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendments (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed House with amendments (95-Y 2-N) — 95–2 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- House Amendments agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- T. Travis Hackworth — primary (person)
- Angelia Williams Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104437D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-08 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2025-01-21 Impact statement from CLG (SB1270)
- 2025-01-24 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-24 Committee substitute printed 25105891D-S1
substitution - 2025-01-29 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-30 Rules suspended
- 2025-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 2025-01-30 Passed by for the day
- 2025-01-31 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-01-31 Reading of substitute waived
- 2025-01-31 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 2025-01-31 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-01-31 Rules suspended
- 2025-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-31 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-06 Placed on Calendar
- 2025-02-06 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-06 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2025-02-06 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-10 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-11 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 2025-02-11 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-12 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-12 Delegate Simon Amendments Offered agreed to
amendment-passage - 2025-02-12 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2025-02-12 Passed House with amendments (95-Y 2-N)
passage - 2025-02-14 House Amendments agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
amendment-passage - 2025-02-18 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-18 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1270ER)
passage - 2025-02-18 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-20 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
enrolled - 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 282 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-21 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0282)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1e1f889d-9378-4d37-a97f-fb5fe1adface. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).