# Virginia HB2396: Deed fraud; VHDA to evaluate prevalence, develop recommendations for prevention, etc. Virginia HB2396, Deed fraud; VHDA to evaluate prevalence, develop recommendations for prevention, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcus B. Simon (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2396-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2396 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Deed fraud; VHDA to evaluate prevalence, develop recommendations for prevention, etc. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271) - Sponsor: Marcus B. Simon (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (413 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Virginia Housing Development Authority; technical advisory group; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Development Authority to convene a technical advisory group to (i) evaluate the prevalence of deed fraud, including notary fraud, seller impersonation, owner impersonation, and fraudulent lien filing; (ii) develop recommendations for the prevention of deed fraud; and (iii) develop measures to enhance protections for property owners from such crimes. The bill also requires the technical advisory group to give consideration to certain policy proposals stated in the bill. The bill requires the technical advisory group to submit its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology no later than November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1270. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marcus B. Simon (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | House | Senate Amendments agreed to by House | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-05: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-05: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-23: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2396) (House) - 2025-02-20: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2396ER) (House) - 2025-02-20: Enrolled (House) - 2025-02-20: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-18: Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-17: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2025-02-17: General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reading of amendments waived (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2396) (House) - 2025-02-12: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-31: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-01-31: General Laws Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-01-31: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-01-30: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-28: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-28: Committee substitute printed 25105508D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-20: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104412D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072699.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072698.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059380.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059379.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055791.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050526.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027977.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027976.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016213.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016212.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072699.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072698.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059380.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059379.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055791.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050526.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027977.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027976.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016213.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016212.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2396-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).