EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Real Property
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1298  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Muse, Forehand, Haines, Stone, Frosh, and Jacobs
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Real Property - Transfer Fees - Prohibition
 
Prohibiting a person who conveys a fee simple interest in real
property from recording a covenant against the title for the real
property for the payment of a transfer fee; establishing that a
covenant that requires the payment of a transfer fee for the
conveyance of a fee simple interest in real property is void;
providing specified exemptions to the prohibition in the Act; defining
the term "transfer fee"; applying the Act prospectively; and making
the Act an emergency measure.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/5
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/12
 - Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/15
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/16
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/18
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/8
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/19
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 3/30
 - Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
 - 4/2
 - Favorable
 -      Special Order 4/12 (Delegate Rice) Adopted
 - 4/5
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/6
 - Third Reading Passed (139-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/4
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 332
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
 - Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
 - Fees -see also- Attys` Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
 - Real Property
 - Titles
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Real Property
 - (
 10-708 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 Senate
- Number: 148470/01     Offered on: March 16, 2010      at:
11:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
 
House 
- Environmental Matters
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 18, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- April 6, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (139-0)