SB285Introduced in the Senate
Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; Board of HCD to review, etc.
Introduced by Lashrecse Aird, District 13
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Board of Housing and Community Development; administration of Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; report. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to review and develop criteria and guidelines for the administration of the Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program in consultation with the Virginia Association of Counties, the Virginia First Cities Coalition, the Virginia Municipal League, and the Virginia Economic Developers Association. The bill requires such criteria to include (i) award prioritization for (a) localities experiencing an above average and high level of fiscal stress as designated by the Commission on Local Government in its most recent Report on Comparative Revenue Capacity, Revenue Effort, and Fiscal Stress of Virginia's Cities and Counties and (b) localities experiencing a significant decrease in commercial real estate assessments and (ii) the amount and type of local matches with consideration of both monetary and non-monetary contribution requirements. The bill requires the chair of the Board to report the Board's findings to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology, the House Committee on Appropriations, and the House Committee on General Laws no later than November 1, 2026.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1001)
April 22, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026
39
Yes
0
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Absent |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102166D
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Reported from Local Government and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB285)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106389D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB285)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Rules
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N)
Reported from Rules and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Read third time
Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB285ER)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB285)
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 2-N 0-A)
Governor's recommendation adopted
Reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (SB285ER2)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1001 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1001)
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