SB 296

Virginia Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: February 20, 2026.

County manager plan of government; affordable dwelling unit ordinance.

Bill ID VA-2026-SB-296
Session 2026
Status passed_lower
Committee Counties, Cities and Towns; Local Government
Senate passed_lower 2026-02-20
Business / Commerce Housing
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Favola
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
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)
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