# Virginia HB910: Comprehensive statewide housing needs assessment; review of certain parcels.

Virginia HB910, Comprehensive statewide housing needs assessment; review of certain parcels., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Irene Shin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0703)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB910-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB910
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Comprehensive statewide housing needs assessment; review of certain parcels.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0703)
- Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (199 yes, 23 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Department of Housing and Community Development; powers and duties of Director; comprehensive statewide housing needs assessment; review of certain parcels. Requires the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to conduct a review of parcels owned by certain partnerships, corporations, or real estate investment trusts as part of the comprehensive statewide housing needs assessment conducted by the Department at least every five years.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Virginia must track statewide housing goals: benefit, low. Virginia's Department of Housing and Community Development must maintain a statewide housing plan based on the state's housing needs assessment. The plan must include measurable goals and be updated at least every five years. Each year, the department must report to state lawmakers on progress and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 22 | 18 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Reconsidered by Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0703) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 703 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB910) (House)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB910ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-09: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB910) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Committee substitute printed 26106727D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Reconsidered by Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil (House)
- 2026-01-27: Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB910) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103547D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222279.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222278.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210877.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210876.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127319.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127318.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104786.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104785.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086443.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086440.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/1222279.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222278.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210877.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210876.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127319.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127318.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104786.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104785.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086443.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086440.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB910-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).
