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HB1501Introduced in the House of Delegates

Department of Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification

IntroducedHouse Economic Matters

Introduced by Kris Fair, District 3

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to operate a certification program for homeless shelters; prohibiting a certain homeless shelter from operating without a homeless shelter certification after a certain deadline; requiring the Department to develop certain requirements for certain homeless shelter certification classes; and requiring the Department to perform on-site monitoring of certain homeless shelters and implement a certain grievance process.

Where it stands

Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

February 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. First Reading Economic Matters

  2. Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

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