VirginiaAffordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty.
What it does
Preservation of affordable housing; definitions; civil penalty. Creates a framework for localities to preserve affordable housing by exercising a right of first refusal on publicly supported housing, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes localities to implement an ordinance that requires an owner to accept a right of first refusal offer by the locality or qualified designee, defined in the bill, in order to preserve affordable housing for at least 15 years.
More detail
The bill requires that any locality adopting such an ordinance to preserve affordable housing submit an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to existing law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1973)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1973ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Feb 14Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- Feb 14Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1973)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3General Laws Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25105880D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)Major
- Jan 20Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1973)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101114DIntroduced