# Virginia HB1021: Affordable housing; development of an assisted living facility.

Virginia HB1021, Affordable housing; development of an assisted living facility., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1021-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1021
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Affordable housing; development of an assisted living facility.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Subcommittee #3
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Affordable housing; assisted living facilities. Allows localities that have adopted an affordable housing program to require that, in an application for a special exception or special use permit, affordable rental units be included for any proposed development of an assisted living facility.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-06: Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104640D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231365.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231364.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231365.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231364.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1021-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).