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SB74Introduced in the Senate

Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority.

Passed

Introduced by Jeremy McPike, District 29

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or county manager plan of government and certain other localities. In addition to optional increases in density, the bill provides that such program may include certain additional implementation measures including lot size reductions and accessory housing unit allowances. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and is identical to HB 867.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436)

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A) · March 12, 2026

65

Yes

32

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Yes
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100873D

  2. Referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Senate committee amendments offered

  4. Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N)

  5. Rules suspended

  6. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  7. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  8. Passed by for the day

  9. Read second time

  10. Local Government Amendments agreed to

  11. Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)

  12. Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  13. Placed on Calendar

  14. Read first time

  15. Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

  16. House committee offered

  17. Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)

  18. Committee substitute printed 26107961D-H1

  19. Read second time

  20. Read third time

  21. committee substitute agreed to

  22. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  23. Passed House with substitute (65-Y 33-N 0-A)

  24. House substitute rejected by Senate

  25. House insisted on substitute

  26. House requested conference committee

  27. Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

  28. Conferees appointed by Senate

  29. Senate Conferees: McPike, Aird, Hackworth

  30. Conferees appointed by House

  31. House Conferees: Cousins, Askew, Morefield

  32. Conference Report released

  33. Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  34. Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)

  35. Enrolled

  36. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB74ER)

  37. Signed by President

  38. Signed by Speaker

  39. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

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

  41. Approved by Governor-Chapter 436 (effective 7/1/2027)

  42. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436)

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