Access to Housing Task Force; established, report.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the funding of the Task Force or the public availability of its report after November 1, 2026.

Access to Housing Task Force

This bill creates an Access to Housing Task Force to study housing issues in Virginia and report back with recommendations by November 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

• Creates the Access to Housing Task Force to evaluate short-term and long-term access to housing in Virginia.
• The Task Force will advise the Governor and state agencies on housing issues.
• It identifies minority and low-income communities affected by housing decisions made by state agencies.
• The Task Force seeks input from residents of Virginia about their housing needs.
• It makes recommendations to the Governor on strategies to increase affordable, attainable housing supply in Virginia.
• All Commonwealth agencies must provide assistance to the Task Force upon request.
• The Task Force will report its findings and recommendations by November 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who need affordable housing in Virginia
• State government officials involved with housing policies

Terms To Know

Task Force

A group of people chosen to work on a specific project or issue.

Affordable Housing

Housing that costs less than what most families can afford, usually set by government rules.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the Task Force will be funded.
• It is unclear if and when the report will be made public after November 1, 2026.

Official Summary Text

Access to Housing Task Force; report.
Establishes the Access to Housing Task Force for the purpose of evaluating short-term and long-term access to housing in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly no later than November 1, 2026.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to establish the Access to Housing Task Force for the purpose of furthering access to housing in the Commonwealth; report.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.
§ 1.
That there is hereby established the Access to Housing Task Force (the Task Force) for the purpose of furthering access to housing in the Commonwealth. The Task Force shall consist of

six members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates
and
four members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules
; the Secretary of Commerce and Trade or his designee; the Secretary of Health and Human Resources or his designee
;
the Direct
or of Housing and Community Development;
the Executive
Director
of the Housing Development Authority or his designee; and the Commissioner of Social Services or his designee.

The Task Force shall (i) advise the Governor on short-term and long-term housing issues, (ii) advise the state agencies of the Commonwealth on short-term and long-term housing issues, (iii) identify minority and low-income communities that may be affected by housing decisions made by the state agencies of the Commonwealth, (iv) seek input from residents of the Commonwealth, and (v) make recommendations to the Governor on strategies to increase the housing supply of affordable, attainable housing in the Commonwealth.

All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Task Force upon request. The Task Force shall report its findings and
recomme
ndation
s to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 1, 202
6
. Such report shall be submitted as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.