HB 1279 VA

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Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties. Allows for the administrative approval of development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or certain property tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and provides that zoning ordinances shall allow the by-right development and construction of housing on real property owned by such organizations, subject to various conditions and limitations. The bill provides that the review of such developments be completed pursuant to general law and states that localities shall not require a special exception, special use permit, conditional use permit, rezoning, or any discretionary review or approval process. The bill requires that at least 60 percent of the housing development's total units be for affordable housing and that the housing development remain affordable for at least 30 years. The bill also provides that all such housing is subject to local real property taxation following completion, unless explicitly exempted by the locality. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and expires on January 1, 2031. This bill is identical to SB 388.

• Joshua G. Cole Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104765D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) · lower
5. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
10. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (60-Y 36-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
13. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
14. Mar 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109006D-S1 · 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 Local Government Substitute agreed to · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 6, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N 0-A) · lower
23. Mar 10, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
25. Mar 11, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
26. Mar 11, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
27. Mar 11, 2026 House Conferees:Cole, J.G., Helmer, Morefield · lower
28. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
29. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: McPike, Aird, Reeves · upper
30. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
31. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 41-N 0-A) · lower
33. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
34. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1279ER) · lower
35. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
37. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
38. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
39. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML