HB 181 VA

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Affordable dwelling unit program; City of Roanoke. Adds the City of Roanoke to the list of localities with authority to provide for an affordable dwelling unit program. The bill provides that such change shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly. The bill also requires the Virginia Housing Development Authority to analyze the potential efficacy of the provisions of the bill for the provision of affordable housing in the City of Roanoke and to report the results of such analysis no later than November 1, 2026.

• Sam Rasoul Democratic · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103777D · lower
2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 23, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106012D-H1 · lower
8. Jan 27, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Jan 28, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
10. Jan 28, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Jan 28, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Jan 28, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Jan 29, 2026 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
14. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Jan 30, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
16. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
23. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB181ER) · lower
24. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 913 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · PDF
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · PDF
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML