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Surplus real property; prioritization of disposition for affordable housing. Requires the Department of General Services to determine whether, following an offer of surplus property to the chief administrative officer of the locality within which the surplus property is located, as well as to any economic development entity for such locality, such surplus property is suitable for the development of affordable housing, as defined by the bill. If the Department so determines, the bill provides that such property shall be offered for at least 90 days exclusively to eligible organizations, as defined by the bill, for the purpose of developing affordable housing, provided that the terms of the disposition include a recorded covenant to provide affordable housing for at least 30 years.The bill also requires the governing body of each locality to prepare an inventory list of all real property within its jurisdiction to which the locality or any dependent special district within its boundaries holds fee simple title that is suitable for the development of affordable housing. If the governing body of a locality chooses to dispose of such a property, such property shall be offered for at least 90 days exclusively to eligible organizations, as defined by the bill, for the purpose of developing affordable housing, through purchase, lease, exchange, or donation in return for a recorded covenant to provide affordable housing for at least 30 years.
Introduced
Jan 5, 2025
Last Action
Feb 17, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 12 co
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107283D-S1
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 0-N 6-A)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
General Laws Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read second time
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1758)
Committee substitute printed 25105687D-H1
Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1758)
Impact statement from CLG (HB1758)
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101770D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
Debra D. Gardner
Bonita G. Anthony
Nadarius E. Clark
Joshua G. Cole
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Dan I. Helmer
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Michael J. Jones
Holly M. Seibold