VirginiaHousing for local employees; grants for homeownership.
What it does
Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership and workforce housing alternatives. Eliminates the maximum amount a locality may provide (i) to employees of the locality, employees of the school board, and employees of constitutional officers for homeownership grants to purchase primary residences in the locality and (ii) to school division personnel for residential housing assistance grants to provide affordable workforce housing alternatives. The bill also eliminates the requirement that such grants adhere to the Virginia Housing and Development Authority regional sales price and household income limitation guidelines.
More detail
Current law imposes a maximum grant amount of $25,000 for individual grants per employee, as well as a maximum lifetime cumulative amount of $25,000 per employee. This bill is identical to SB 328.
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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
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 11Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 11Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB164ER)Major
- Mar 11EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 2Reported from Local Government (7-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 29Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Engrossed by House as amended
- Jan 28committee amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 28Read second timeMinor
- Jan 27Read first timeMinor
- Jan 23Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (16-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22House subcommittee offered
- Jan 20Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102981DIntroduced