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SB 665 VA
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Local housing policy; expands the range of changes that are required.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122)

Summary

Department of Housing and Community Development; local housing policy; report to Department. Expands the range of local housing policy changes that are required to be submitted annually in a report to the Department of Housing and Community Development by any locality with a population greater than 3,500. This bill is identical to HB 356.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (30)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104019D · upper
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
  4. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
  5. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
  6. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  7. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  8. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
  12. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  13. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
  14. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
  15. Feb 19, 2026 House committee offered · lower
  16. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N) · lower
  17. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
  18. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
  19. Feb 24, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  20. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  21. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with amendment (76-Y 22-N 0-A) · lower
  22. Feb 26, 2026 House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
  23. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  24. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB665ER) · upper
  25. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  26. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  28. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  29. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  30. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122) · executive

Text versions (9)

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
  • House Amendment · HTML
  • General Laws Amendment · HTML
  • General Laws Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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