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type: "Bill"
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title: "Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority."
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description: "Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or county manager plan of government and certain other localities. In addition to optional increases in density, the bill provides that such program may include certain additional implementation measures including lot size reductions and accessory housing unit allowances. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 74."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 867"
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citation: "Virginia HB 867 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rae Cousins"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96aea26c-da0a-473c-a51d-d133b30243a8"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB867"
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source_hash: "456ed00ce1587270dee0c275ba601f2fb0d4a99e3efc98435dee94f6245a42a9"
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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 867 (2026) — Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority.
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Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or county manager plan of government and certain other localities. In addition to optional increases in density, the bill provides that such program may include certain additional implementation measures including lot size reductions and accessory housing unit allowances. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 74.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086255.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217842.PDF)
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3. **Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104703.HTML)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105447.PDF)
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5. **Local Government Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189128.PDF)
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6. **Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103141.HTML)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203426.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) — **17–3** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Local Government with substitute — **8–7** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **68–30** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **65–32** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Rae Cousins — primary (person)
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- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103146D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-30** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (17-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-04** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-05** Read third time and passed House (68-Y 30-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-06** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Committee substitute printed 26109001D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Local Government Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-13** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB867ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter435 (Effective 7/1/2027) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0435)
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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/96aea26c-da0a-473c-a51d-d133b30243a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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