# Virginia HB951: Housing and Community Development, Board of; ad hoc committees. Virginia HB951, Housing and Community Development, Board of; ad hoc committees., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB951-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB951 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Housing and Community Development, Board of; ad hoc committees. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712) - Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (318 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Board of Housing and Community Development; ad hoc committees. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to evaluate and vote on all proposals brought forth in an ad hoc committee convened by the Board to advise on proposed changes to statewide building and fire regulations during a regular meeting of the Board, including proposals for which the ad hoc committee did not reach a consensus. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Virginia housing board gets industry input: benefit, low. Virginia’s Board of Housing and Community Development can form advisory committees when proposing statewide building or fire rule changes. These committees include industry groups directly affected by the changes. The Board must review and vote on every committee proposal at a regular meeting, even… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB951) (House) - 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB951ER) (House) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read third time (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 (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-13: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-12: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB951) (House) - 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103569D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222339.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222338.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208889.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208888.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086630.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086629.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/1222339.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222338.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208889.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208888.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086630.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086629.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-HB951-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).