Virginia Good Neighbor Next Door Program; VHDA shall report recommendations for creating Program.
Summary
Virginia Housing Development Authority; workgroup to establish Virginia Good Neighbor Next Door program.Directs the Virginia Housing Development Authority to convene a stakeholderwork group to establish a plan for the creation of a Virginia GoodNeighbor Next Door program, similar to the Good Neighbor Next Doorprogram administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment, to provide financial incentives for law-enforcementofficers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, andteachers to purchase homes within designated revitalization areasin the localities in which they are employed. The bill requires thework group to report its findings and recommendations, includingany legislative recommendations, to the Governor and the Chairmenof the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee onGeneral Laws and Technology no later than July 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2072H1
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103402D-H1
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102307D
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Q. Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Don Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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