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HB 1061 VA
Introduced

Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership and workforce housing alternatives.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Feb 6, 2026) Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)

Summary

Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership and workforce housing alternatives. Eliminates the maximum amount a locality may provide (i) to employees of the locality, employees of the school board, and employees of constitutional officers for homeownership grants to purchase primary residences in the locality and (ii) to school division personnel for residential housing assistance grants to provide affordable workforce housing alternatives. The bill also eliminates the requirement that such grants adhere to the Virginia Housing and Development Authority regional sales price and household income limitation guidelines. Current law imposes a maximum grant amount of $25,000 for individual grants per employee, as well as a maximum lifetime cumulative amount of $25,000 per employee.

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Action history (3)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105309D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
  3. Feb 6, 2026 Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) · lower

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  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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