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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 4

Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty.

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

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Cosponsors (29)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Preservation of affordable housing; definitions; civil penalty. Creates a framework for localities to preserve affordable housing by exercising a right of first refusal on publicly supported housing, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes localities to adopt an ordinance that requires an owner to accept a right of first refusal offer by the locality or qualified designee, defined in the bill, in order to preserve affordable housing for at least 15 years. The bill requires that any locality with a population greater than 3,500 adopting such an ordinance to preserve affordable housing submit an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to existing law.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 10, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 6, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 4, 2026
Senate		Reported from General Laws and TechnologypassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 2, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 27, 2026
House		Reported from General LawspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 22, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see

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