HB 951 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Housing and Community Development, Board of; ad hoc committees.

Summary
Board of Housing and Community Development; ad hoc committees. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to evaluate and vote on all proposals brought forth in an ad hoc committee convened by the Board to advise on proposed changes to statewide building and fire regulations during a regular meeting of the Board, including proposals for which the ad hoc committee did not reach a consensus.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 14, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was transitioned from its initial introduction to its final enrolled version, marking the completion of the legislative process. No substantive policy changes were made to the law itself; the content regarding the Board of Housing and Community Development's composition and ad hoc committee procedures remains identical. The only differences are formatting updates, such as the addition of official headers, page numbers, and approval stamps required for the final enacted document.
TECHNICAL

The text was reformatted to include official enrolled headers, page numbering, and approval stamps, while the actual legislative language remained unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 6, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB951ER)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Alfonso Lopez
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
VA
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