# Virginia HB806: Industrial development authorities; promoting safe and affordable housing. Virginia HB806, Industrial development authorities; promoting safe and affordable housing., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Betsy B. Carr (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB806-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB806 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Industrial development authorities; promoting safe and affordable housing. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221) - Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (189 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Industrial development authorities; housing. Allows industrial development authorities to exercise their powers with respect to facilities used primarily for single or multi-family residences in order to promote safe and affordable housing in the Commonwealth. Under current law, such powers may be exercised only in a locality where a housing authority has not been activated. The bill also grants industrial development authorities the power to issue bonds associated with the construction of affordable housing. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More local financing for affordable homes: benefit, low. Virginia industrial development authorities have broader power to support single-family and multifamily housing. This power no longer depends on whether the locality has activated a housing authority. Authorities can issue bonds, give grants, or use both to help build affordable housing. They canno… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 27 | 13 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Local Government | pass | 10 | 0 | 5 | | 2026-02-05 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 85 | 12 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns | pass | 19 | 2 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB806ER) (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Reported from Local Government (10-Y 0-N 5-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 12-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-04: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-03: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-30: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-28: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102283D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216893.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216892.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199917.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199916.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085971.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085970.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216893.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216892.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199917.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199916.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085971.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085970.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB806-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).