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2022 SESSION

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SB 775 Real estate settlement agents; choice of settlement agent.

Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Real estate settlement agents; emergency. Clarifies that a seller shall not be prohibited from retaining a licensed attorney to represent his interests and provide legal advice pertaining to escrow, closing, or settlement services. This bill is declarative of existing law. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to HB 1364.

FULL TEXT

• 02/11/22  Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 22106501D  pdf
• 03/01/22  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB775ER)  pdf
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670)  pdf

HISTORY

• 02/11/22  Senate: Unanimous consent to introduce
• 02/11/22  Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 22106501D
• 02/11/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/14/22  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/15/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/22  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/15/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/22  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/22  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/22  House: Read first time
• 02/21/22  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/22/22  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/22  House: Read second time
• 02/25/22  House: Read third time
• 02/25/22  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/22  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/22  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/01/22  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB775ER)
• 03/01/22  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/22  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/22  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
• 03/11/22  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
• 04/11/22  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 670 (effective 4/11/22)
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670)