2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB2781: Affordable housing; counties with executive form of government.
Legislative Summary
Affordable housing; county executive form of government. Adds counties with the county executive form of government to the list of localities with authority to provide for an affordable dwelling unit program. Albemarle County, which is already granted such authority under current law, and Prince William County are the only counties that have adopted such form of government.
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25105317D
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Referred from General Laws and referred to Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (71-Y 25-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/14/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/17/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2781ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
2/17/2025
23
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (71-Y 25-N)
2/4/2025
71
Yea
25
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 3-N)
1/31/2025
19
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
1/30/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Rozia Henson
Democrat