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| Bill | Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling. | Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling. Increases the housing allocation of the Virginia state ceiling on private activity bonds from 57 to 67 percent by (i) increasing the allocation to the Virginia Housing Development Authority from the current 43 percent to 50 percent and (ii) increasing the allocation to local housing authorities from the current 14 percent to 17 percent. The bill also maintains the current 18 percent for the Governor's state allocation portion and reduces the industrial development bonds for manufacturing and exempt facilities portion of the ceiling from 25 to 15 percent. This bill is identical to HB 1227. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 729 | Virginia SB 729 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 729 (2026) — Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling.
Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling. Increases the housing allocation of the Virginia state ceiling on private activity bonds from 57 to 67 percent by (i) increasing the allocation to the Virginia Housing Development Authority from the current 43 percent to 50 percent and (ii) increasing the allocation to local housing authorities from the current 14 percent to 17 percent. The bill also maintains the current 18 percent for the Governor's state allocation portion and reduces the industrial development bonds for manufacturing and exempt facilities portion of the ceiling from 25 to 15 percent. This bill is identical to HB 1227.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 90–8 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Rereferred from General Laws and Technology — 11–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 35–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Michael J. Jones — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-19 Presented and ordered printed 26105459D
introduction - 2026-01-19 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB729)
- 2026-01-28 Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)
referral-committee - 2026-02-03 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-13 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-13 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-16 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-16 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-16 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-16 Blank Action
- 2026-02-20 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-20 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-20 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-02-25 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2026-02-25 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-27 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-02 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 2026-03-02 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-02 Passed House (90-Y 8-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-05 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-05 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB729ER)
passage - 2026-03-05 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-05 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB729)
- 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 38 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-03-31 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0038)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a0b93e17-8461-4c15-a52b-1b408b910ba2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).