HB 867

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 8, 2026.

Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-867

Session 2026

Status enacted

Committee Counties, Cities and Towns; Local Government

House of Delegates enacted 2026-04-08

Housing

Summary

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. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Sponsor

Cousins

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-13	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-04-08	Status	enacted
2026-04-08	Latest Action	Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0435)

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