Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 5
Primary
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 implement 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 adopting such an ordinance to preserve affordable housing submit an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to existing law.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 36 a chapter numbered 13, consisting of sections numbered 36-176 through 36-180, relating to preservation of affordable housing; definitions; civil penalty.
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Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1973)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1973ER)
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1973)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read second time
General Laws Substitute agreed to
Read first time
Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105880D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1973)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101114D
Referred to Committee on General Laws
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Governor's Veto Explanation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| General Laws Substitute | HTML PDF |
| General Laws Subcommittee Substitute | HTML PDF |
| HGL Sub: Housing/Consumer Protection Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1973) | PDF PDF PDF |
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