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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 181

Affordable dwelling unit program; adds Roanoke City to list of localities with authority to provide.

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

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Affordable dwelling unit program; City of Roanoke. Adds the City of Roanoke to the list of localities with authority to provide for an affordable dwelling unit program. The bill provides that such change shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly. The bill also requires the Virginia Housing Development Authority to analyze the potential efficacy of the provisions of the bill for the provision of affordable housing in the City of Roanoke and to report the results of such analysis no later than November 1, 2026.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 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		Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 23, 2026
House		Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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