HB 164 VA

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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. This bill is identical to SB 328.

• Joshua E. Thomas Democratic · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102981D · lower
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (16-Y 4-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 28, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Jan 28, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
10. Jan 28, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
11. Jan 29, 2026 Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
12. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Jan 30, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
14. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government (7-Y 6-N) · upper
15. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
19. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
21. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB164ER) · lower
22. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
24. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078) · 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 #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML