Virginia - Session 2026
Title: County manager plan of government; affordable dwelling unit ordinance.
County manager plan of government; affordable dwelling unit ordinance. Increases local authority over affordable housing for counties that have adopted the county manager plan of government (Arlington County) by (i) potentially increasing the cash contribution to the county's affordable housing fund by developers in lieu of providing affordable dwelling units and (ii) providing that applications for a special exception approval for a change of use of an existing building from commercial to residential may be subject to an affordable housing requirement.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-12 | Status | passed_lower |
| 2026-02-20 | Latest Action | H Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1231 | Commonwealth Aviation Fund; changes allocation amounts. | enrolled |
| SB 543 | Marijuana and hemp products; enforcement. | enrolled |
| HB 895 | Electric utilities; energy storage requirements, Department of Energy to develop model ordinance. | enrolled |
| SB 448 | Electric utilities; energy storage requirements, Department of Energy to develop model ordinance. | enrolled |
| HB 1011 | Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments infrastructure; DEQ tax policy option. | enrolled |
| HB 1325 | Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; landlord obligations. | enrolled |
| HB 285 | Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset. | enrolled |
| HB 616 | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant records. | enrolled |