# Virginia HB464: Housing and Community Development, Department of; powers and duties of director.

Virginia HB464, Housing and Community Development, Department of; powers and duties of director., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Jane Cohen (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-HB464-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB464
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Housing and Community Development, Department of; powers and duties of director.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing/Consumer Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Housing and Community Development; powers and duties of director; accessory dwelling unit construction guide. Requires the director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop an accessory dwelling unit construction guide that provides (i) an overview of the accessory dwelling unit construction process; (ii) a review of ordinances, permits, fees, programs, and incentives related to accessory dwelling unit development by locality; and (iii) a catalog of model accessory dwelling unit designs suitable for various local restraints. Such guide shall be updated at least every five years.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-12: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Continued to 2027 in General Laws (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB464) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101369D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230488.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230487.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230488.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230487.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)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB464-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).