# Virginia SB785: Real Estate Board; transfer of license, fee. Virginia SB785, Real Estate Board; transfer of license, fee., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David R. Suetterlein (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-19 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0129)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB785-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB785 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Real Estate Board; transfer of license, fee. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-27 - Last action: 2025-03-19, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0129) - Sponsor: David R. Suetterlein (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (222 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Real Estate Board; transfer of license; fee. Prohibits the Real Estate Board from charging a fee to a real estate licensee for the transfer of such licensee between offices within a licensed real estate firm, including from such firm's primary place of business to one of its branch offices or from a branch office to another branch office under the same primary place of business. This bill is identical to HB 1653. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David R. Suetterlein (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-07 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-01-15 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-03-19: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0129) (Governor) - 2025-03-19: Approved by Governor-Chapter 129 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-02-18: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-02-18: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB785) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB785ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-07: Passed House Block Vote (94-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-07: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-06: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-04: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-01-24: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB785) (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Committee substitute printed 25104967D-S1 (Senate) - 2024-12-27: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2024-12-27: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103601D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071383.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071382.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1044241.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1044240.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021541.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021540.PDF) - Introduced, 2024-12-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011954.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011953.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/1071383.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071382.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1044241.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1044240.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021541.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021540.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011954.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011953.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-SB785-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).