SB574 • 2026

Auctioneers Board; citizen members.

An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-602 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Auctioneers Board; citizen members.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Reeves
Last action: 2026-04-08
Official status: Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how citizen members will be selected or what happens if current members do not meet the new requirements.

Auctioneers Board; Citizen Members

This act changes the requirements for citizen members of the Auctioneers Board to ensure they do not have auctioneer training or connections to the profession.

What This Bill Does

Changes the requirements for being a citizen member on the Auctioneers Board.
Requires that no citizen member has experience as an auctioneer or is related to one.
Prohibits appointing someone who works in or is financially connected to similar professions, like real estate.

Who It Names or Affects

Citizen members of the Auctioneers Board
The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

Terms To Know

Auctioneer: Someone who conducts auctions, selling items for others.
Citizen member: A person chosen by the government to represent public interests on a board.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how citizen members will be selected.
It is unclear what happens if current citizen members do not meet the new requirements.

Bill History

2026-04-08 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 509 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-08 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0509)
2026-03-14 Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
2026-03-14 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-12 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-12 Senate
Enrolled
2026-03-12 Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB574ER)
2026-03-12 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB574)
2026-03-06 House
Read third time
2026-03-06 House
Passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)
2026-03-05 House
Read second time
2026-03-03 General Laws
Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N)
2026-02-26 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
2026-02-23 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
2026-02-20 House
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-20 General Laws
Referred to Committee on General Laws
2026-02-20 House
Read first time
2026-02-16 Senate
Read second time
2026-02-16 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-16 Senate
Blank Action
2026-02-16 Senate
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-16 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16 Senate
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-13 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-02-13 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-13 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-11 General Laws and Technology
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-05 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB574)
2026-01-14 Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101067D
2026-01-14 General Laws and Technology
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Official Summary Text

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Auctioneers Board; citizen members.
Clarifies that no citizen member appointed to the Auctioneers Board shall (i) have training or experience as an auctioneer; (ii) be the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of an auctioneer; or (iii) have any direct or indirect financial interest, except as a consumer, in auctioneering. The bill further prohibits appointing any citizen member of the Board currently licensed in, employed by, or financially affiliated with any profession or occupation that provides similar services to auctioneers, including a real estate broker or salesperson.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

An Act to amend and reenact §
54.1-602
of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Auctioneers Board; citizen members.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
54.1-602
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
54.1-602
. Auctioneers Board; membership, meetings and powers.
A. The Auctioneers Board shall be composed of five members as follows:
(i)
three
members
shall be Virginia licensed auctioneers and
(ii)
two
members
shall be
nonlegislative
citizen members
appointed in accordance with the provisions of §
2.2-2102
and not currently licensed in, employed by, or financially affiliated with any profession or occupation that provides similar services to auctioneers including a real estate broker or salesperson, as defined by §
54.1-2100
. Board members shall serve four-year terms.
The Board shall meet at least once each year for the purpose of transacting business. Special meetings of the Board may be held at the discretion of the Director.
B. The Board shall have the following authority and responsibilities:
1. Establish regulations to obtain and retain licensure of auctioneers.
2. Make all case decisions regarding eligibility for initial licensure and renewal thereof.
3.
To fine
Fine
, suspend, deny renewal
,
or revoke for cause, as defined in regulation, any license.
4.
To examine
Examine
auctioneers for licensure.