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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 164

Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (8)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership and workforce housing alternatives. Eliminates the maximum amount a locality may provide (i) to employees of the locality, employees of the school board, and employees of constitutional officers for homeownership grants to purchase primary residences in the locality and (ii) to school division personnel for residential housing assistance grants to provide affordable workforce housing alternatives. The bill also eliminates the requirement that such grants adhere to the Virginia Housing and Development Authority regional sales price and household income limitation guidelines. Current law imposes a maximum grant amount of $25,000 for individual grants per employee, as well as a maximum lifetime cumulative amount of $25,000 per employee. This bill is identical to SB 328.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 4, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 3, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 2, 2026
Senate		Reported from Local GovernmentpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 29, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 23, 2026
House		Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 22, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see

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