Virginia House Bill 321 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Professions and occupations; real estate brokers and salespersons; cease and desist orders for unlicensed activity; civil penalty. Expands the enforcement options of the Real Estate Board (Board) by giving the Board direct authority to institute proceedings in equity to enjoin any person, partnership, corporation, or any other entity from engaging in unlicensed activity and certain other specifically enumerated unlawful acts. The bill provides that the Board may recover a civil penalty from such person, partnership, corporation, or any other entity of at least $200 but not more than $25,000 per violation, with each unlawful act constituting a separate violation. Current law provides that the Board may impose a civil penalty against any person engaging in unlicensed activity not to exceed $1,000 for any real estate transaction or the compensation received from any such real estate transaction, whichever is higher.

Real estate brokers & salespersons; cease & desist orders for unlicensed activity.

Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]

2018-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-13	House	Left in General Laws
2018-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-17	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-04	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2018-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102077D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2105.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB321
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB321+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1102V0001+HB0321