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type: "Bill"
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title: "Deed fraud; VHDA to evaluate prevalence, develop recommendations for prevention, etc."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 2396"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2396 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Marcus B. Simon"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-03-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e3337f2-2483-459c-8fb8-08b6b3e8a3a1"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2396"
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source_hash: "46313ca9c885ca71340158897c67993d3d5e88292ba111e75d5b37f064d6417c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2396 (2025) — Deed fraud; VHDA to evaluate prevalence, develop recommendations for prevention, etc.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016212.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072698.PDF)
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3. **General Laws Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027976.PDF)
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4. **General Laws and Technology Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050526.HTML)
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5. **Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055791.HTML)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059379.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104412D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-20** Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-01-28** Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-28** Committee substitute printed 25105508D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-31** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-31** General Laws Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-01-31** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-03** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-03** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2025-02-03** Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-02-04** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-12** Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2396)
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- **2025-02-14** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-14** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-17** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2025-02-17** General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2025-02-17** Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-20** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2396ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2396)
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- **2025-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-05** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e3337f2-2483-459c-8fb8-08b6b3e8a3a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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