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2018 SESSION

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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology

Chairman: Frank M. Ruff, Jr.

Clerk: Eric Bingham
Staff: Brooks Braun, Amigo Wade
Date of Meeting: February 12, 2018
Time and Place: 45 minutes after adjournment, Senate Room 3, Capitol

H.B. 26 Pawnbrokers; allowable late fees.

Patron: Bell, Richard P.

Pawnbrokers; allowable late fees. Provides that a pawnbroker may charge a late fee, not to exceed 10 percent of the amount loaned, for each item that is not claimed by the pledged due date as long as the pawner is notified of the fee on the pawn ticket.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-4009 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pawnbrokers; allowable late fees.

18101012D

H.B. 48 Charitable solicitations; registration statement.

Patron: Krizek

Charitable solicitations; registration statement. Removes the requirement that a charitable organization include in its annual registration statement a statement indicating the percentage of contributions received during the preceding fiscal year that was dedicated to the charitable purpose of the charitable organization.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 57-49 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charitable solicitations; registration statement.

18105074D

H.B. 63 Private security; compliance agent experience, surety bond.

Patron: Fowler

Private security; compliance agent experience; surety bond. Removes the requirement that a compliance agent for a private security services business have either five years of experience or three years of managerial or supervisory experience in a private security services business, a state or local law-enforcement agency, or a related field. The bill also removes the option for a private security services business or a private security services training school to be covered by a bond in lieu of liability insurance.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-139 and 9.1-144 of the Code of Virginia, relating to private security; compliance.

18101437D

H.B. 101 Tradesmen; expiration date of licenses issued by Board for Contractors.

Patron: Head

Board for Contractors; tradesmen licenses; expiration date. Provides that licenses for tradesmen shall expire three years from the date of issuance by the Board for Contractors. The bill requires the Board to sync the expiration date of a tradesman license, which is currently on a two-year cycle, to updates to the Uniform Statewide Building Code, which are typically on a three-year cycle.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-1132 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board for Contractors; tradesmen licenses; expiration date.

18101698D

H.B. 146 National Guard; employment protections.

Patron: Cole

National Guard; employment protections. Extends the rights regarding (i) leaves of absence from nongovernmental employment, (ii) reemployment, and (iii) employment nondiscrimination that are currently provided to members of the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force and residents of Virginia who are members of the National Guard of another state to any person who is a member of the National Guard of another state who is employed or seeking employment in Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 44-93.2, 44-93.3, and 44-93.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to National Guard, employment protections.

18102430D

H.B. 164 Contractors, Board for; prerequisites to obtaining a building permit.

Patron: Yancey

Board for Contractors; prerequisites to obtaining a building permit; elimination of affidavit requirement. Removes the requirement that a building permit applicant's written statement that he is not subject to licensure or certification as a contractor or subcontractor be supported by an affidavit. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-1111 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board for Contractors; prerequisites to obtaining a building permit; elimination of affidavit requirement for written statements.

18102001D

H.B. 206 Pawnbrokers; digital image of forms of identification.

Patron: Bell, Richard P.

Pawnbrokers; digital image of forms of identification. Eliminates the requirement that pawnbrokers create a digital image of the form of identification used if the form of identification is a United States military issued identification or other form of identification included under 18 U.S.C. § 701. The bill requires the person involved in the transaction to present an alternate government-issued identification card bearing the photograph of such person or the pawnbroker shall take a photograph of such person.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-4009 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pawnbrokers; digital image of forms of identification.

18101010D

H.B. 228 Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium.

Patron: Cole

Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of law requiring a public record to be retained in a tangible medium, an agency may retain any public record in an electronic medium, provided that the record remains accessible for the duration of its retention schedule and meets all other requirements of the Virginia Public Records Act (§ 42.1-76 et seq.). The bill provides that this provision shall not be deemed to affect any law governing the retention of exhibits received into evidence in a criminal case in any court.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 42.1-86.01, relating to the Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium.

18102370D

H.B. 237 One-stop small business permitting program; extends sunset date.

Patron: Kilgore

One-stop small business permitting program. Extends the date by which the State Corporation Commission and the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity are required to complete aspects of the one-stop small business permitting program from June 30, 2018, to January 1, 2020. The measure also (i) deletes a provision regarding the implementation of a hyperlink in 2014, (ii) amends the description of the processes to be established for the electronic collection and exchange of data or information, and (iii) deletes requirements for biannual progress reports.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1617 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the one-stop small business permitting program.

18101898D

H.B. 439 Real Estate Board; licensees may assist in translation of real estate documents.

Patron: Bulova

Professions and occupations; Real Estate Board; licensees; translation of real estate documents. Provides that if a party to a real estate transaction requests translation of a contract or other real estate document from the English language to another language, a real estate licensee may assist such party in obtaining a translator or may refer such party to an electronic translation service and, in doing so, the licensee shall not be deemed to have breached any of his obligations as a real estate licensee or otherwise become liable for any inaccuracies in the translation.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2101.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to professions and occupations; Real Estate Board; licensees; translation of real estate documents.

18104351D

H.B. 459 Red salamander; designating as state salamander.

Patron: Filler-Corn

Official designations; state salamander. Designates the red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) as the state salamander of Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official designations; state salamander.

18101330D

H.B. 523 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc., Board for; Landscape Architects.

Patron: Lindsey

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects; membership. Adds two nonlegislative citizen members to the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-403 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects; membership.

18101705D

H.B. 543 General Services, Department of; lease or sublease of surplus property to charitable organizations.

Patron: Freitas

Department of General Services; lease of surplus property. Permits the Department of General Services to allow charitable organizations exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that provide addiction recovery services to lease or sublease at cost surplus property or space within a building owned by the Commonwealth or any space leased by the Commonwealth in excess of current and reasonably anticipated needs, provided such use is deemed appropriate.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1156 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of General Services; lease of surplus property.

18101049D

H.B. 555 Professions and occupations; hair braiding.

Patron: Freitas

Professions and occupations; hair braiding. Clarifies that hair braiding is not a practice included under the definition of "cosmetology."

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-700 of the Code of Virginia, relating to professions and occupations; hair braiding.

18105817D

H.B. 609 Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property.

Patron: Carr

Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Creates a statewide standard for the installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property. The bill requires a landlord to (i) install a smoke alarm without retrofitting the installation site and (ii) certify annually that smoke alarms have been installed and maintained in good working order in a residential dwelling unit pursuant to the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (§ 27-94 et seq.) and the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.). The landlord is also required to install a carbon monoxide alarm upon request by a tenant; the installation and subsequent maintenance must be in compliance with the Statewide Fire Prevention Code and the Uniform Statewide Building Code. A tenant of a rental dwelling unit with a smoke alarm or both smoke and carbon monoxide alarms shall not tamper or remove such alarms. Under the bill, a reasonable accommodation must be made for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, upon request. Localities that have enacted a fire and carbon monoxide alarm ordinance must conform such ordinances with these state standards by July 1, 2019. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Fire Programs, to develop a form for landlords for use in certifying inspections that summarizes smoke alarm maintenance requirements for landlords and tenants. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-922, 36-99.3 through 36-99.5:1, 55-225.3, 55-225.4, 55-248.13, 55-248.16, and 55-248.18 of the Code of Virginia, relating to housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

18104508D

H.B. 674 Common Interest Community Board; developer may obtain surety bond or letter of credit.

Patron: Davis

Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; Common Interest Community Board; developer may obtain surety bond or letter of credit. Provides that in lieu of escrowing deposits made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a time-share product a developer may obtain a corporate surety bond or letter of credit with the Common Interest Community Board where the time-share project consists of more than 25 units. Currently, the developer is required to escrow the individual deposits for every purchase and file with the Board a bond or letter of credit or cash for the purpose of protecting all deposits.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-375 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; Common Interest Community Board; surety bond or letter of credit in lieu of escrow deposit.

18104470D

H.B. 683 Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records.

Patron: Pogge

Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records. Clarifies that while information contained in engineering and construction drawings and plans for any single-family residential dwelling submitted for the purpose of complying with the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.) or the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (§ 27-94 et seq.) shall not be subject to disclosure to the public under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.), such information shall not be deemed confidential.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 36-105.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records.

18102130D

H.B. 727 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion of records relating to public safety.

Patron: Delaney

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion of records relating to public safety. Clarifies the exclusion from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of information that would disclose the security aspects of a system safety program plan adopted pursuant to Federal Transit Administration regulations governing the Commonwealth's designated Rail Fixed Guideway Systems Safety Oversight agency. Current law excludes information that would disclose the security aspects of such system safety program plan by providing a specific citation to the Code of Federal Regulations.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions from mandatory disclosure; Rail Fixed Guideway Systems Safety Oversight agency.

18104378D

H.B. 732 Contractors; work without valid Va. license, prohibited acts.

Patron: Hodges

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; contractors; prohibited acts. Provides that a construction contract entered into by a person undertaking work without a valid Virginia contractor's license shall not be enforceable by the unlicensed contractor undertaking the work unless the unlicensed contractor (i) gives substantial performance within the terms of the contract in good faith and (ii) did not have actual knowledge that a license or certificate was required to perform the work for which he seeks to recover payment.

 A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-1115 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; contractors; prohibited acts.

18105910D

H.B. 752 Accountants, public; issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of licenses.

Patron: Leftwich

Public accountants; issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of licenses. Changes from every 12 months to a time period set by the Board of Accountancy the renewal requirement for licenses granted to provide the license holder the privilege of using the CPA title. The bill contains an emergency clause.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-4413.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public accountants; issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of licenses.

18104451D

EMERGENCY

H.B. 753 Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations of the Board of Accountancy.

Patron: Leftwich

Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations of the Board of Accountancy. Exempts from the public participation provisions of the Administrative Process Act regulations of the Board of Accountancy that are limited to reducing fees charged to regulants and applicants.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4006 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations of the Board of Accountancy.

18101970D

H.B. 790 Barbers, licensed, and cosmetologists; exemptions.

Patron: Keam

Licensed barbers and cosmetologists; exemptions. Exempts persons working in a barbershop or cosmetology salon whose duties are confined to blow drying, cleansing, and styling hair from being required to obtain an occupational license.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-700 and 54.1-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to licensed barbers and cosmetologists; exemptions.

18101703D

H.B. 859 Uniform Statewide Building Code; administration and enforcement, agreements for assistance.

Patron: Peace

Uniform Statewide Building Code; administration and enforcement; agreements for assistance between localities. Provides that the local governing body of a county or municipality may enter into an agreement with the local governing body of another county or municipality for the provision to such county or municipality's local building department of technical assistance with administration and enforcement of the Building Code.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 36-105 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Uniform Statewide Building Code; administration and enforcement; agreements for assistance between localities.

18104067D

H.B. 864 Real Estate Board; powers and duties, escrow funds.

Patron: Ingram

Real Estate Board; powers and duties; escrow funds; education. Establishes notice provisions and required procedures to be followed in the case of escrow funds held by a real estate broker in the event of termination of a real estate purchase contract. In addition, the bill requires that the curricula for new licensees of the Real Estate Board include real estate-related finance as one of the topics and requires the Board to establish guidelines for a post-license educational curriculum for real estate salespersons consisting of at least 30 hours of instruction to be completed within one year from the last day of the month in which the initial license was issued. The bill (i) adds to the criteria for broker licensure courses the requirement that at least two hours of instruction include an overview of broker supervision requirements under Virginia law and Board regulations, and (ii) provides for the Board to develop a form for signature by the parties to a real estate transaction that advises the purchaser to review the residential property disclosure statement on the Board's website. The bill also clarifies that the Board is required to make the disclosure form mandated by the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act (§ 55-517 et seq.) available on the Board's website. Provisions of the bill amending the curriculum and instruction requirements have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2105.01, 54.1-2105.03, 54-2105.1, 54.1-2137, 55-519, 55-520, and 55-525 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2108.2, relating to the Real Estate Board; powers and duties; escrow funds; education.

18105718D

H.B. 905 Virginia Public Procurement Act; designation of trade secrets and proprietary information.

Patron: Robinson

Virginia Public Procurement Act; designation of trade secrets and proprietary information. Provides that a bidder, offeror, or contractor shall not improperly designate as trade secrets or proprietary information (i) an entire bid, proposal, or prequalification application; (ii) any portion of a bid, proposal, or prequalification application that does not contain trade secrets or proprietary information; or (iii) line item prices or total bid, proposal, or prequalification application prices. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4342 and 2.2-4343 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; designation of trade secrets and proprietary information.

18100197D

H.B. 906 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; clarifies definition of electronic communication.

Patron: Robinson

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of electronic communication. Clarifies the definition of electronic communication in the Virginia Freedom of Information Act by amending it to mean the use of technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities to transmit or receive information. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of electronic communication.

18100757D

H.B. 907 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings held by electronic communication means.

Patron: Robinson

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings held by electronic communication means. Consolidates existing provisions concerning public meetings conducted by electronic communication means. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2455, 2.2-3701, 2.2-3707, 2.2-3707.01, 2.2-3714, 10.1-1322.01, 23.1-1301, 23.1-2425, 30-179, 33.2-1912, and 62.1-44.15:02 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-3708.2; and to repeal §§ 2.2-3708 and 2.2-3708.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings conducted through electronic communication means.

18100758D

H.B. 908 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings held by electronic communication means.

Patron: Robinson

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings held by electronic communication means. Removes the Freedom of Information Act requirement that the remote locations from which members of a public body participate in meetings through electronic communication means be open to the public. Instead, members of the public must be provided an electronic communication means substantially equivalent to that provided to members of the public body through which the public may witness the meeting. The bill provides that public access to remote locations from which members of the public body participate through electronic communication means shall be encouraged, but not required; however, if three or more members are gathered at the same remote location, such remote location must be open to the public. The bill also amends the annual reporting requirements for public bodies that meet by electronic communication means. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3708, 2.2-3708.1, and 30-179 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Freedom of Information Act; meetings held by electronic communication means.

18100760D

H.B. 909 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records.

Patron: Robinson

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records. Clarifies that the discretionary exemptions contained in the Freedom of Information Act pertaining to law-enforcement and criminal records may be used by any public body. Current law only permits such exemptions to be used by public bodies engaged in criminal law-enforcement activities. The bill also restricts the application of the discretionary exemption for those portions of noncriminal incident or other noncriminal investigative reports or materials that contain identifying information of a personal, medical, or financial nature, the release of which would jeopardize the safety or privacy of any person, to only those portions of noncriminal incident or other noncriminal investigative reports or materials that are in the possession of public bodies (i) engaged in emergency medical services, (ii) engaged in fire protection services, (iii) engaged in criminal law-enforcement activities, or (iv) engaged in processing calls for service or other communications to an emergency 911 system or any other equivalent reporting system. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3706, 2.2-3711, and 15.2-1713.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records.

18101273D

H.B. 923 Common Interest Community Board; information on covenants, association disclosure packets.

Patron: Bulova

Common Interest Community Board; information on covenants; association disclosure packets and resale certificates. Requires the Common Interest Community Board (Board) to reconfigure its current one-page form that accompanies association disclosure packets that are required to be provided to all prospective purchasers of lots located within a development that is subject to the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act as a cover form to accompany both association disclosure packets and resale certificates that are required to be provided to all prospective purchasers of units located within a condominium that is subject to the Condominium Act. The bill also requires the Board to expand the breadth of information that is included on the form to provide potential purchasers with additional information regarding restrictive covenants that the potential purchaser may be subject to as a member of a property owners' association or a unit owners' association and which may affect the potential purchaser's decision to purchase a lot or unit located within a common interest community.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2350, 55-79.97, and 55-509.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Common Interest Community Board; information on covenants; association disclosure packets and resale certificates.

18104592D

H.B. 1006 Labor market information; transfer of administration from Virginia Employment Commission.

Patron: Byron

Labor market information; transfer of administration from the Virginia Employment Commission to the Virginia Board of Workforce Development. Transfers labor market information research studies, programs, and operations from the Virginia Employment Commission to the Virginia Board of Workforce Development.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2472, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, and 60.2-113 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the transfer of labor market information research studies, programs, and operations from the Virginia Employment Commission to the Virginia Board of Workforce Development.

18106106D

H.B. 1227 Landlord and tenant law; transient lodging as primary residence.

Patron: Hayes

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; transient lodging as primary residence for fewer than 90 consecutive days; self-help eviction. Provides that in the case of transient lodging used as a primary residence for fewer than 90 consecutive days, the availability to the landlord of self-help eviction does not preclude arrest or prosecution for any violation of any criminal law of the state, including trespass.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-225.01 and 55-248.3:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to landlord and tenant law; transient lodging as primary residence for fewer than 90 consecutive days; self-help eviction.

18105617D

H.B. 1277 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; sharing and dissemination of data.

Patron: Garrett

Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; sharing and dissemination of data. Amends the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) to facilitate the sharing of data among agencies of the Commonwealth and between the Commonwealth and political subdivisions.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3800, 2.2-3801, and 2.2-3803 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; sharing and dissemination of data.

18103494D

H.B. 1367 Emergency Management, Virginia Department of; local sheltering data.

Patron: Jones, J.C.

Virginia Department of Emergency Management; local sheltering data. Requires localities to provide the State Coordinator of Emergency Management with certain data related to emergency sheltering capabilities on or before May 1 of each year.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 44-146.19 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Department of Emergency Management; local sheltering data.

18102704D

H.B. 1426 Va. FOIA; excludes certain information held by board of visitors of The College of William & Mary.

Patron: Bulova

The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion; certain information held by the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act certain information held by the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia (the board) relating to the acquisition, holding, or disposition of a security or other ownership interest in an entity, where such security or ownership interest is not traded on a governmentally regulated securities exchange, if disclosure of such information would reveal confidential analyses prepared for the board and have an adverse effect on the value of the investment to be acquired, held, or disposed of by the board.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion; certain information held by the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia.

18104984D

H.B. 1453 Real estate appraisers; changes definition of evaluations.

Patron: Ware

Real estate appraisers; evaluations. Changes the definition of "evaluation" from an analysis, opinion, or conclusion relating to the nature, quality, value, or utility of specified interests in, or aspects of, identified real property to an opinion of the market value of real property or real estate that may be utilized in connection with a real estate-related financial transaction where an appraisal by a state-certified or state-licensed appraiser is not required by the state or federal financial institution's regulatory agency engaging in, contracting for, or regulating such real estate-related financial transaction or regulating the financial institution or lender engaged in or about to engage in such real estate-related financial transaction. The bill requires that an evaluation meet the format requirements of the federal Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines, include sufficient information in clear and understandable language to allow a person to understand the opinion of the market value of real property or real estate, and contain the statement: "This is not an appraisal performed in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice."

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2009 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2101.2, relating to real estate appraisers; evaluations.

18104245D