Real estate appraisers; ed. requirements for licensure, fair housing and appraisal bias course.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-2013 of the Code of Virginia, relating to real estate appraisers; educational requirements for licensure; fair housing and appraisal bias course.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 81 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Alex Q. AskewRae CousinsKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Senate amendment agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 66, N 32, X 1
Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 3-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 36, N 3, A 1
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 1-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 14, N 1
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 81, N 18, X 1
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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