HB 594 VA

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Expedited approval for certain affordable housing developments. Allows a locality, by ordinance, to authorize a zoning administrator to use an administrative process to approve rezoning applications for certain affordable housing developments. The bill requires that the affordable housing development comply with the Virginia Fair Housing Law, connect to a public or community water supply or sewage system, and be located within or adjacent to an area identified by the locality that could support increased density development and provide access to services. The bill also requires the locality, prior to the adoption of such ordinance, to advertise its intention to propose such ordinance within a certain period of time in a newspaper having a general circulation in the locality. The bill allows the Department of Housing and Community Development to give a locality priority for any grants or loans administered by the Department if such locality demonstrates to the Department's satisfaction that its ordinance has met the provisions of the bill. Finally, the bill requires certain localities that adopt such ordinance to include in their annual local housing policy report to the Department a summary of the ordinance.

• Shelly A. Simonds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104652D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB594) · lower
6. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 28, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
9. Jan 28, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
10. Jan 29, 2026 Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N 0-A) · lower
11. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Jan 30, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
13. Mar 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
14. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government with substitute (10-Y 2-N 3-A) · upper
15. Mar 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108916D-S1 · 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 Local Government Substitute agreed to · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
22. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (28-Y 12-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 6, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (81-Y 15-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB594) · lower
25. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB594ER) · lower
27. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB594) · lower
30. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 406 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0406) · 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
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML