HB 820 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc.

Summary
Department of Housing and Community Development; loans for the construction of mixed income housing; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development, in collaboration with the Virginia Housing Development Authority, to create a two-year pilot program that would provide loan origination and servicing activities for mixed income housing and submit a report on its findings to the General Assembly by November 1 of each year of the pilot program. The bill provides that any funding for the pilot program, subject to the appropriation act, shall be utilized from up to 15 percent of the annual deposit made to the Virginia Housing Trust Fund. This bill is identical to HB 196 and SB 490.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Vetoed Apr 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

Appropriations Substitute Finance and Appropriations Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised from a permanent establishment of a Housing Revolving Loan Fund into a two-year pilot program. This change limits the initiative's duration and restricts funding sources to a specific percentage of the existing Virginia Housing Trust Fund rather than creating a new permanent fund in the state treasury.
Scope change
The scope changed from a permanent legislative fund to a temporary, two-year pilot program.
SCOPE

The bill was changed from establishing a permanent 'Virginia Housing Revolving Loan Fund' to creating a temporary 'two-year pilot program'.

FISCAL

Funding is no longer a new permanent fund in the state treasury; instead, pilot funds must come from up to 15% of annual deposits to the existing Virginia Housing Trust Fund, subject to the annual appropriation act.

TIMELINE

The effective date was removed, and the program is now explicitly limited to a two-year duration.

REQUIREMENT

Reporting requirements for the 'Virginia Growth and Opportunity Fund' (GO Virginia) were removed from the bill's text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Apr 12, 2026
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB820ER)
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Conference Report released
legislature
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (90-Y 6-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors