SB 388 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 incorporates SB 367 and is identical to HB 1279.

• Jeremy S. McPike Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105088D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
3. Feb 2, 2026 Incorporates SB367 (Carroll Foy) · upper
4. Feb 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government with substitute (9-Y 4-N 1-A) · upper
6. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106860D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 3, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
13. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
14. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
15. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
16. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · upper
17. Feb 10, 2026 Local Government Substitute agreed to · upper
18. Feb 10, 2026 Floor offered Senator McPike Amendments · upper
19. Feb 10, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 10, 2026 Amendments by Senator agreed to · upper
21. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · upper
23. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
24. Feb 17, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
25. Feb 17, 2026 Read first time · lower
26. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
27. Feb 20, 2026 House committee offered · lower
28. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N) · lower
29. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
30. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · lower
31. Feb 25, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
32. Feb 25, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
33. Feb 25, 2026 Passed House with amendments (61-Y 37-N 0-A) · lower
34. Feb 27, 2026 Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment rejected by Senate · upper
35. Mar 2, 2026 House insisted on amendments · lower
36. Mar 2, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
37. Mar 4, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
38. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
39. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: McPike, Aird, Reeves · upper
40. Mar 6, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
41. Mar 6, 2026 House Conferees: Cole, J.G., Helmer, Morefield · lower
42. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
43. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
44. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 40-N 0-A) · lower
45. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
46. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB388ER) · upper
47. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
48. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
49. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
50. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
51. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · 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
• House Amendments · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Senator McPike Amendments · HTML
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML