# Virginia SB285: Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; Board of HCD to review, etc. Virginia SB285, Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; Board of HCD to review, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 2-N 0-A)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB285-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB285 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; Board of HCD to review, etc. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-22, House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 2-N 0-A) - Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 13 (383 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Department of Housing and Community Development; administration of Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to review and develop criteria and guidelines for the administration of the Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program in consultation with the Virginia Association of Counties, the Virginia First Cities Coalition, the Virginia Municipal League, and the Virginia Economic Developers Association. The bill requires such criteria to include (i) award prioritization for (a) localities experiencing an above average and high level of fiscal stress as designated by the Commission on Local Government in its most recent Report on Comparative Revenue Capacity, Revenue Effort, and Fiscal Stress of Virginia's Cities and Counties and (b) localities experiencing a significant decrease in commercial real estate assessments and (ii) the amount and type of local matches with consideration of both monetary and non-monetary contribution requirements. The bill requires the Director of the Department to report the Department's findings to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology, the House Committee on Appropriations, and the House Committee on General Laws no later than November 1, 2026. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Urban redevelopment grants favor stressed localities: benefit, low. The Board of Housing and Community Development now sets rules for the Urban Public‑Private Partnership Redevelopment grants. The Board must consult with the Virginia Association of Counties, the Virginia First Cities Coalition, the Virginia Municipal League, and the Virginia Economic Developers Ass… - Local match rules for redevelopment grants: cost, low. The Board must set how much local governments or applicants must match for these grants. The rules can count both money and non‑money contributions as matches. The law does not set exact match percentages or dollar amounts. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 95 | 2 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | Reported from Rules and referred to Appropriations | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-01-19 | Senate | Reported from Local Government and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (44) - 2026-04-22: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 2-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1001) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (SB285ER2) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1001 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor) - 2026-04-11: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor) - 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB285) (Senate) - 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 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB285ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-12: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-11: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-09: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-03-06: Reported from Rules and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-03-02: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-03-01: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: Referred to Committee on Rules (House) - 2026-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-02: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB285) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Committee substitute printed 26106389D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB285) (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Reported from Local Government and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102166D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225071.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225070.PDF) - Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220910.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220909.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219651.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213388.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213387.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099234.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099233.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088530.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088529.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/1225071.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225070.PDF) - [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220910.HTML) - [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220909.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219651.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213388.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213387.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099234.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099233.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088530.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088529.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-SB285-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).