SB 628 VA

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Department of Housing and Community Development; Eviction Reduction Program; report. Establishes the Eviction Reduction Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development to expand the Department's work to (i) promote housing stability, (ii) identify factors that contribute to eviction filings, and (iii) provide interventions to prevent or divert evictions. The bill requires the Department to report annually to the General Assembly regarding the Program. The bill directs the Department to develop and include in its report criteria and guidelines necessary to administer the Program in consultation with stakeholders, including Eviction Diversion Program grantees as identified by the Department. This bill is identical to HB 527.

• Mamie E. Locke Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105427D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB628) · upper
4. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
5. Jan 28, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106373D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 8, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB628) · upper
9. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
20. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from General Laws (17-Y 4-N) · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
24. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB628ER) · upper
26. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB628) · upper
27. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Mar 31, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 33 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Mar 31, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0033) · 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
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
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