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HB181 • 2026

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

An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2304 of the Code of Virginia, relating to affordable dwelling unit program; City of Roanoke.

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Rasoul
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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

Affordable dwelling unit program; City of Roanoke.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 913 (Effective - see bill

  2. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0913)

  3. 2026-03-14 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  4. 2026-03-14 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  5. 2026-03-12 House

    Signed by Speaker

  6. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Signed by President

  7. 2026-03-11 House

    Enrolled

  8. 2026-03-11 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB181ER)

  9. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Read third time

  10. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Read third time

  11. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  12. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  14. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  15. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  16. 2026-03-02 Local Government

    Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N 1-A)

  17. 2026-01-30 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  18. 2026-01-30 Local Government

    Referred to Committee on Local Government

  19. 2026-01-29 House

    Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A)

  20. 2026-01-28 House

    Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

  21. 2026-01-28 House

    Read second time

  22. 2026-01-28 House

    committee substitute agreed to

  23. 2026-01-28 House

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  24. 2026-01-27 House

    Read first time

  25. 2026-01-23 Subcommittee #3

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)

  26. 2026-01-23 Subcommittee #3

    House subcommittee offered

  27. 2026-01-23 Subcommittee #3

    House subcommittee offered

  28. 2026-01-23 Subcommittee #3

    House subcommittee offered

  29. 2026-01-23 Subcommittee #3

    House subcommittee offered

  30. 2026-01-23 Counties, Cities and Towns

    Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (19-Y 0-N)

  31. 2026-01-23 Counties, Cities and Towns

    Committee substitute printed 26106012D-H1

  32. 2026-01-22 Subcommittee #3

    Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3

  33. 2026-01-07 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103777D

  34. 2026-01-07 Counties, Cities and Towns

    Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to amend and reenact §
15.2-2304
of the Code of Virginia, relating to affordable dwelling unit program; City of Roanoke.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
15.2-2304
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
15.2-2304
. Affordable dwelling unit ordinances in certain localities.
In furtherance of the purpose of providing affordable shelter for all residents of the Commonwealth, the governing body of any county where the urban county executive form of government or the county manager plan of government is in effect, the Counties of Albemarle and Loudoun, and the Cities of Alexandria, Charlottesville, Fairfax,
and
Falls Church
, and Roanoke
may by amendment to the zoning ordinances of such locality provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program. The program shall address housing needs, promote a full range of housing choices, and encourage the construction and continued existence of moderately priced housing by providing for optional increases in density in order to reduce land costs for such moderately priced housing. Any project that is subject to an affordable housing dwelling unit program adopted pursuant to this section shall not be subject to an additional requirement outside of such program to contribute to a county or city housing fund.
Any local ordinance of any other locality providing optional increases in density for provision of low and moderate income housing adopted before December 31, 1988, shall continue in full force and effect.
2. That the Virginia Housing Development Authority shall analyze the potential efficacy of the provisions of this act for the provision of affordable housing in the City of Roanoke and shall report the results of such analysis to the Chair of the House Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns no later than November 1, 2026.
3. That the provisions of the first enactment of this act shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.