VirginiaZoning for Housing Production Pilot Program; created, affordable dwelling unit policy incentives.
What it does
Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program created; affordable dwelling unit policy incentives; report. Creates the Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development. To be eligible for a grant from the Program, an eligible locality, as named in the bill, is required to make a change to its zoning policies to allow for by-right development that is expected to further the goal of creating and maintaining mixed-income communities, affordable housing, and moderately priced housing, as those terms are defined in the bill.
More detail
The Department is required to establish certain guidelines for the Program and to notify eligible localities of the existence and purpose of the Program no later than February 1, 2027. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 10Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5House subcommittee offered
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1042)
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102267DIntroduced