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Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or county manager plan of government and certain other localities. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.
Introduced
Dec 18, 2025
Last Action
Mar 12, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 5 co
Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Conference Report released
House Conferees: Cousins, Askew, Morefield
Conferees appointed by House
Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate Conferees: McPike, Aird, Hackworth
Conferees appointed by Senate
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
House substitute rejected by Senate
Read third time
Passed House with substitute (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 26107961D-H1
House committee offered
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
Local Government Amendments agreed to
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
Senate committee amendments offered
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100873D
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Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
Jeremy S. McPike