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SB666Introduced in the Senate

Residential land development and construction; fee transparency, local housing development.

Passed

Introduced by Kannan Srinivasan, District 32

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Department of Housing and Community Development; housing development database. Requires everylocality with a population greater than 3,500  to annually report to the Department of Housing and Community Development various data for new and existing housing developments no later than March 1. The bill further directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to make such data publicly available in a centralized, machine-readable, screen reader compatible database that is updated annually.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1023)

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 (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026

21

Yes

18

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

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3Absent
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100984D

  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB666)

  4. Assigned GL&T sub: Housing

  5. Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)

  6. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  9. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  10. Read second time

  11. Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  12. Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N 0-A)

  13. Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

  14. Placed on Calendar

  15. Read first time

  16. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  17. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)

  18. Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 5-N)

  19. Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  20. Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)

  21. Read second time

  22. Read third time

  23. Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)

  24. Enrolled

  25. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB666ER)

  26. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB666)

  27. Signed by Speaker

  28. Signed by President

  29. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  30. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  31. Governor's recommendation received by Senate

  32. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  33. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 34-N 0-A)

  34. Governor's recommendation adopted

  35. Reenrolled

  36. Reenrolled bill text (SB666ER2)

  37. Signed by Speaker

  38. Signed by President

  39. Approved by Governor-Chapter 1023 (effective 7/1/2026)

  40. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1023)

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