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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices."
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description: "Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. Prohibits any locality, its employees, or its appointed commissions from discriminating (i) in the application of local land use ordinances or guidelines, or in the permitting of housing developments, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or disability; (ii) in the permitting of housing developments because the housing development contains or is expected to contain affordable housing units occupied or intended for occupancy by families or individuals with incomes at or below 80 percent of the median income of the area where the housing development is located or is proposed to be located; or (iii) by prohibiting or imposing conditions upon the rental or sale of dwelling units, provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit ordinances related to short-term rentals. The bill provides that it shall not be a violation of the Virginia Fair Housing Law if land use decisions or decisions relating to the permitting of housing developments are based upon considerations of limiting high concentrations of affordable housing. The bill also requires the Fair Housing Board, after determining the existence of an unlawful discriminatory housing practice and after consultation with the Attorney General, to immediately refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 2046"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2046 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey M. Bourne"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2021-01-12"
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last_action: "2021-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17c10a66-7805-4c6e-bd21-70981769e260"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2046"
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source_hash: "e36c39bbccb62ee894dfdaa7d7da9c38cce3e28a1562e8a066f8d8f79726db33"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2046 (2021) — Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
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Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. Prohibits any locality, its employees, or its appointed commissions from discriminating (i) in the application of local land use ordinances or guidelines, or in the permitting of housing developments, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or disability; (ii) in the permitting of housing developments because the housing development contains or is expected to contain affordable housing units occupied or intended for occupancy by families or individuals with incomes at or below 80 percent of the median income of the area where the housing development is located or is proposed to be located; or (iii) by prohibiting or imposing conditions upon the rental or sale of dwelling units, provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit ordinances related to short-term rentals. The bill provides that it shall not be a violation of the Virginia Fair Housing Law if land use decisions or decisions relating to the permitting of housing developments are based upon considerations of limiting high concentrations of affordable housing. The bill also requires the Fair Housing Board, after determining the existence of an unlawful discriminatory housing practice and after consultation with the Attorney General, to immediately refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0267** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0267)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 21103489D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2046H1)
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3. **HB2046ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2046ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101269D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2046)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N) — **5–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (72-Y 27-N) — **71–27** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (77-Y 22-N) — **76–22** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 2-N) — **19–2** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 11-N 1-A) — **27–11** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jeffrey M. Bourne — primary (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Angelia Williams Graves — cosponsor (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
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- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
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- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
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- Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- Luke E. Torian — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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- Wendy W. Gooditis — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101269D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-17** Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB2046)
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- **2021-01-21** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
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- **2021-01-26** Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-26** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-26** Committee substitute printed 21103489D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2021-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-28** Committee substitute agreed to 21103489D-H1
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- **2021-01-28** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2046H1
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- **2021-01-29** Read third time and passed House (77-Y 22-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-01-29** VOTE: Passage (77-Y 22-N)
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- **2021-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-01** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB2046H1)
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-10** Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-15** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2021-02-15** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2021-02-15** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2021-02-15** Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 11-N 1-A) `passage`
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- **2021-02-17** Placed on Calendar
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- **2021-02-17** Senate amendment agreed to by House (72-Y 27-N)
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- **2021-02-17** VOTE: Adoption (72-Y 27-N)
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- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB2046ER)
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- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
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- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 267 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17c10a66-7805-4c6e-bd21-70981769e260`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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