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HB 953 VA
Introduced

Future of redevelopment and housing authorities; DHCD, et al., to examine, report.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Feb 18, 2026) Left in Committee Rules

Summary

Department of Housing and Community Development; work group to examine the future of redevelopment and housing authorities in the Commonwealth established; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish in collaboration with the Virginia Housing Development Authority a work group to examine the future of redevelopment and housing authorities in the Commonwealth for the purpose of examining the need to repurpose and find a new mission for redevelopment and housing authorities that serve the goals of promoting housing affordability, effectuating redevelopment, and conserving land where deemed appropriate, and to develop a plan to address the diminishing role of the federal government in supporting housing authorities. The bill requires the work group to meet at least six times between July 1, 2026, and September 30, 2027, and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations no later than September 30, 2027.

Sponsor (1)

7 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (6)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103476D · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
  3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
  4. Jan 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) · lower
  5. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB953) · lower
  6. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Committee Rules · lower

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