HB39
Duty of settlement agent; restrictive covenants.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 1, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39)
Chief Patron:
Marcus Simon (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Duty of settlement agent; restrictive covenants.
Requires a settlement agent to notify the purchaser of any residential real property of the purchaser's right to remove a restrictive covenant contained in an instrument affecting the title of the property disclosed as the result of the title search performed pursuant to the real estate transaction.-
Bill History
- 12/23/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100583D
- 12/23/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/20/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/30/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/30/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB39ER)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
- 03/31/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 04/01/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39)
