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SB 938 CRESPA; settlement agent registration; shifts duty to register settlement agents.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
CRESPA; settlement agent registration. Shifts the duty to register settlement agents from the Virginia State Bar to the appropriate licensing authorities that are responsible for regulating their particular settlement agents. The measure also allows the appropriate licensing authority to administratively terminate the registration of a settlement agent who fails to maintain a license, fails to renew his registration, or fails to comply with certain financial responsibility requirements.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090098348 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB938ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090098348
- 01/07/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/28/09 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/11/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/09 House: Read first time
- 02/11/09 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/16/09 House: Assigned GL sub: Housing
- 02/18/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 02/19/09 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/23/09 House: Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 House: Read second time
- 02/25/09 House: Read third time
- 02/25/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/09 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB938ER)
- 03/05/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 256 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256)