Housing and Community Development, Dept. of; consolidation of varying due dates for certain reports.
Summary
Department of Housing and Community Development reports; consolidation. Consolidates varying due dates for certain reports relating to the Department of Housing and Community Development to October 1 and requires such reports be submitted as part of one annual report, to be presented to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill creates a requirement for (i) an annual report on the outcomes associated with closed projects that received a grant from the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Fund and requires the Department to use such report to create and maintain a public facing performance dashboard with such information to be updated annually and (ii) a comprehensive annual report on the state's homeless programs. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 787.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 30 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with the only differences being formatting, chapter numbering, and the addition of an approval date (March 18, 2025).
TECHNICAL
Added chapter designation (Chapter 30) and approval date (March 18, 2025) to indicate formal enactment status.
Minor formatting adjustments including spacing, indentation, and line breaks between sections.
No substantive policy changes to reporting requirements, fund management, or eligibility criteria.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 30 (Effective 01/01/26)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2203ER)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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