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SB613 • 2026

Real estate salesperson; DPOR to conduct review of current process for obtaining licensure.

An Act to direct the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to review the Commonwealth's process for obtaining licensure as a real estate salesperson; report.

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide details on how DPOR will fund the review or what specific changes might result from it.

Review Real Estate Salesperson Licensing Process

This act requires the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) to review how real estate salespeople get licensed in Virginia and report back with findings and recommendations.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires DPOR to evaluate all rules, steps, and paperwork needed for someone to become a licensed real estate salesperson.
  • Tells DPOR to compile and analyze data on the length of time required for applicants to obtain their licenses, including average processing times, variations by application type or pathway, rates and causes of deficiencies, delays, or denials, and trends affecting timeliness or efficiency.
  • Asks DPOR to identify inefficiencies contributing to delays in the licensing process and develop recommendations to improve efficiency, predictability, timing, and transparency while maintaining consumer protections.
  • Directs DPOR to establish a stakeholder advisory group to assist with reviewing existing licensure processes, identifying bottlenecks, and developing recommendations for improvement.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) in Virginia
  • Real estate salespeople who want to get licensed

Terms To Know

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)
A state agency that oversees licensing for different professions, including real estate.
Stakeholder
Someone who is involved in or affected by the process being reviewed, like a real estate agent or broker.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how DPOR will pay for this review.
  • It's unclear what specific changes might come from the report.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 513 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-08 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0513)

  3. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB613)

  4. 2026-03-31 Senate

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  5. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  6. 2026-03-31 House

    Signed by Speaker

  7. 2026-03-31 Senate

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  8. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  9. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Signed by President

  10. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Enrolled

  11. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB613ER)

  12. 2026-03-11 General Laws

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB613)

  13. 2026-03-10 Senate

    House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  14. 2026-03-06 House

    Read third time

  15. 2026-03-06 House

    committee substitute agreed to

  16. 2026-03-06 House

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  17. 2026-03-06 House

    Passed House with substitute Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  18. 2026-03-05 House

    Read second time

  19. 2026-03-03 General Laws

    Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

  20. 2026-03-03 General Laws

    Committee substitute printed 26108417D-H1

  21. 2026-02-26 Housing/Consumer Protection

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

  22. 2026-02-26 Housing/Consumer Protection

    House subcommittee offered

  23. 2026-02-20 Housing/Consumer Protection

    Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

  24. 2026-02-09 House

    Placed on Calendar

  25. 2026-02-09 House

    Read first time

  26. 2026-02-09 General Laws

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

  27. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  28. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Read second time

  29. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  30. 2026-01-30 Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. 2026-01-30 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  32. 2026-01-30 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

  33. 2026-01-30 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  34. 2026-01-28 General Laws and Technology

    Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)

  35. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB613)

  36. 2026-01-14 Senate

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100959D

  37. 2026-01-14 General Laws and Technology

    Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Official Summary Text

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; review of real estate salesperson licensure process; report.
Directs the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to conduct a comprehensive review of the Commonwealth's current process for obtaining licensure as a real estate salesperson and to submit, on or before January 1, 2027, a report of its findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to direct the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to review the Commonwealth's process for obtaining licensure as a real estate salesperson; report.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
§ 1. That the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) shall conduct a comprehensive review of the Commonwealth's current process for obtaining licensure as a real estate salesperson. Such review shall:
1. Evaluate all statutory, regulatory, and administrative requirements governing each step of the application for, examination for, and issuance of real estate salesperson licenses, including any internal procedures affecting application intake, eligibility determination, examination scheduling, and timing from application submission to license issuance.
2. Compile and analyze data regarding the length of time required for applicants to obtain a real estate salesperson license, including, to the extent practicable, (i) average processing times; (ii) variations by application type or pathway; (iii) rates and causes of application deficiencies, delays, or denials; and (iv) any trends affecting timeliness or efficiency.
3. Identify administrative, procedural, or regulatory inefficiencies contributing to delays in the processing and issuance of real estate salesperson licenses and develop recommendations to improve efficiency, predictability, timing, and transparency in the licensure process while maintaining consumer protections.
4. Establish and convene a stakeholder advisory group to assist DPOR in (i) reviewing existing real estate salesperson licensure processes; (ii) identifying administrative, procedural, or regulatory bottlenecks contributing to delays in the licensure process; and (iii) developing recommendations to improve efficiency, predictability, and transparency in the licensure process.
5. Based on such review and stakeholder input, develop recommendations for statutory, regulatory, or administrative changes to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of the real estate salesperson licensure process and execute administrative changes that can be readily implemented.
§ 2. On or before January 1, 2027, DPOR shall submit a report of its findings, recommendations and actions taken in a written report to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology.