SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2020 SESSION
HB 819 Real estate settlements; kickbacks and other payments, remedies, penalties.
Introduced by: Marcus B. Simon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Real estate settlements; kickbacks and other payments; remedies; civil penalties. Relocates from Chapter 9 (Real Estate Settlements) to Chapter 10 (Real Estate Settlement Agents) within Title 55.1 the existing provision that prohibits persons from paying or receiving a kickback, rebate, commission, thing of value, or other payment pursuant to an agreement to refer business incident to a settlement. This relocation authorizes the State Corporation Commission to impose penalties, issue injunctions, and require restitution in cases where a person who does not hold a license from the appropriate licensing authority has violated the provision. The measure also adds to Chapter 10 of Title 55.1 provisions that (i) authorize a court to assess civil penalties of not more than $5,000 per violation of the chapter and (ii) authorize the recovery of costs and reasonable expenses and attorney fees.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102120D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20102120D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB819ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0700) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102120D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/16/20 House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
- 01/16/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/04/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Read first time
- 02/06/20 House: Read second time
- 02/06/20 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB819E
- 02/06/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20102120D-E
- 02/07/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/19/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/28/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB819ER)
- 02/28/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
- 03/11/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/06/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 700 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0700)