Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 170
Real estate appraisers; ed. requirements for licensure, fair housing and appraisal bias course.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Alex Q. Askew (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Real estate appraisers; educational requirements for licensure; fair housing and appraisal bias course. Requires, in addition to successfully completing an examination, applicants for licensure as a certified residential real estate appraiser or a certified general real estate appraiser to also successfully complete a fair housing and appraisal bias education course administered or approved by the Real Estate Appraiser Board prior to licensure, the specifics of which are provided in the bill.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute
- General Laws Substitute
- General Laws and Technology Amendment
- Senate Amendment
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 81 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB170) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB170ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Senate amendment agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 3-N 1-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 1-N) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N 0-A) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Jan 30, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Read second time - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB170) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26105954D-H1 - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection - Jan 6, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Jan 6, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102831D