HB 1144 VA

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Water and sewer connection fees; first-time homebuyers; affordable housing. Provides that any locality may provide for the full or partial reimbursement to a first-time homebuyer of water and sewer connection fees, capital recovery charges, and availability fees paid in connection with any new residential development conveyed to such homebuyer. The bill also permits any locality that has adopted an affordable dwelling unit ordinance pursuant to general law to provide for a waiver of such fees and charges for any development subject to the requirements of such ordinance.

• Marty Martinez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105356D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/21/2026 4:52 pm) · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
5. Jan 30, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
15. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government (10-Y 3-N 2-A) · upper
16. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
22. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1144ER) · lower
23. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 449 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
28. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML