Housing

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 8, 2026

HB 39: Duty of settlement agent; restrictive covenants.

Duty of settlement agent; restrictive covenants. Requires a settlement agent to notify the purchaser of any residential real property of the purchaser's right to remove a prohibited restrictive covenant that is contained in an instrument affecting the title of the property and disclosed as the result of the title search performed pursuant to the real estate transaction.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill enables removal of restrictive covenants that may limit housing development options, promoting flexibility in residential property use and addressing potential barriers to housing development.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 770: Public utilities; water and sewerage companies, discounted rates for low-income customers.

Public utilities; water and sewerage companies; discounted rates for low-income customers. Provides that a public utility engaged in the business of furnishing water or sewerage facilities may propose and the State Corporation Commission may approve rates and tariff provisions that provide discounted service to customers with an annual household income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The bill permits the utility to recover the costs of providing such discounted service through its rates for commercial and industrial customers. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 650.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingDiscounts utility rates for low-income households (80% median income), reducing housing cost burdens and supporting affordability as defined in topic.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 174: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant remedies; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel. Removes the requirement that military personnel terminating a rental agreement due to identified permissible circumstances shall provide the landlord with a termination date that is no more than 60 days prior to the date of departure necessary to comply with the official orders or any supplemental instructions for interim training or duty prior to the transfer.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingRemoves 60-day termination requirement for military tenants, strengthening tenant protections under housing law.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 6, 2026

SB 325: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant remedies; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel. Removes the requirement that military personnel terminating a rental agreement due to identified permissible circumstances shall provide the landlord with a termination date that is no more than 60 days prior to the date of departure necessary to comply with the official orders or any supplemental instructions for interim training or duty prior to the transfer.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingRemoves 60-day notice requirement for military tenants, strengthening tenant protections under housing law.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransRemoves 60-day notice requirement for military personnel relocating, easing housing transitions during service moves, directly protecting veterans' housing stability during transitions.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 170: Real estate appraisers; ed. requirements for licensure, fair housing and appraisal bias course.

Real estate appraisers; educational requirements for licensure; fair housing and appraisal bias course. Requires, in addition to successfully completing an examination, applicants for licensure as a certified residential real estate appraiser or a certified general real estate appraiser to also successfully complete a fair housing and appraisal bias education course administered or approved by the Real Estate Appraiser Board prior to licensure, the specifics of which are provided in the bill.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingRequires anti-discrimination training for appraisers, preventing housing discrimination - a key housing policy indicator per the topic description.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Virginia · Senate Mar 31, 2026

SB 346: Zoning; manufactured housing.

Zoning; manufactured housing. Amends existing provisions that require localities to permit manufactured homes in areas zoned for agriculture by expanding such requirement to all zoning districts where site-built housing is allowed, with certain conditions. The bill provides that localities shall not adopt or enforce any zoning, land-use, or development regulation that treats manufactured homes differently or more restrictively than a single-family site-built dwelling allowed in the same zoning district. The bill also removes the authority of localities without a zoning ordinance to designate the areas within the locality in which manufactured homes may be located. This bill is identical to HB 655.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingExpands zoning requirements to permit manufactured housing in all areas allowing site-built housing, increasing affordable housing options without exclusionary standards.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Virginia · Senate Mar 31, 2026

SB 729: Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling.

Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling. Increases the housing allocation of the Virginia state ceiling on private activity bonds from 57 to 67 percent by (i) increasing the allocation to the Virginia Housing Development Authority from the current 43 percent to 50 percent and (ii) increasing the allocation to local housing authorities from the current 14 percent to 17 percent. The bill also maintains the current 18 percent for the Governor's state allocation portion and reduces the industrial development bonds for manufacturing and exempt facilities portion of the ceiling from 25 to 15 percent. This bill is identical to HB 1227.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases housing bond allocations, directing more state funds toward affordable housing development, a public service funding initiative.85% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingIncreases housing bond allocations to VA Housing Development Authority (43%→50%) and local authorities (14%→17%), directly funding affordable housing development through private activity bonds.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Mar 31, 2026

HB 655: Zoning; manufactured housing.

Zoning; manufactured housing. Amends existing provisions that require localities to permit manufactured homes in areas zoned for agriculture by expanding such requirement to all zoning districts where site-built housing is allowed, with certain conditions. The bill provides that localities shall not adopt or enforce any zoning, land-use, or development regulation that treats manufactured homes differently or more restrictively than a single-family site-built dwelling allowed in the same zoning district. The bill also removes the authority of localities without a zoning ordinance to designate the areas within the locality in which manufactured homes may be located. This bill incorporates HB 418 and HB 801 and is identical to SB 346.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingExpands zoning allowances for manufactured housing in all areas allowing site-built housing, requiring equivalent standards without exclusion, directly increasing affordable housing options.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Mar 31, 2026

HB 1227: Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling.

Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling. Increases the housing allocation of the Virginia state ceiling on private activity bonds from 57 to 67 percent by (i) increasing the allocation to the Virginia Housing Development Authority from the current 43 percent to 50 percent and (ii) increasing the allocation to local housing authorities from the current 14 percent to 17 percent. The bill also maintains the current 18 percent for the Governor's state allocation portion and reduces the industrial development bonds for manufacturing and exempt facilities portion of the ceiling from 25 to 15 percent. This bill is identical to SB 729.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingIncreases housing bond allocation to VAHDA (43%→50%) and local authorities (14%→17%), directing more funds toward affordable housing development via private activity bonds.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

passed both · Virginia · House of Delegates Mar 14, 2026

HB 1078: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies. Prohibits a residential landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth from taking adverse action against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed or nonsuited unlawful detainer case. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $250, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingProhibits landlords from taking adverse action against tenants with dismissed unlawful detainer cases, strengthening tenant protections under housing law.92% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

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