SB 1178

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 08, 2025
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Faith and housing; affordable housing on property owned by religious or tax-exempt organizations.

Abstract

Faith and housing; comprehensive plan; zoning; Department of Housing and Community Development. Grants authority to localities to adopt a variety of strategies intended to encourage and facilitate the development of affordable housing on property owned by religious organizations or tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. The bill allows localities to request administrative support from the Department of Housing and Community Development in preparation of a faith and housing ordinance.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 15.2-2223.6, 15.2-2292.3, and 36-139.9:1, relating to faith and housing; comprehensive plan; zoning; Department of Housing and Community Development.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Left in Finance and Appropriations

Jan 23, 2025

Senate

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1178)

Jan 20, 2025

Senate

Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)

Senate

Incorporates SB1351(Srinivasan)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 25105509D-S1

Jan 15, 2025

Senate

Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 08, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101400D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Local Government Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1178) PDF

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