SB 787 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Housing and Community Development, Dept. of; consolidation of varying due dates for certain reports.

Summary
Department of Housing and Community Development reports; consolidation. Consolidates varying due dates for certain reports relating to the Department of Housing and Community Development to October 1 and requires such reports be submitted as part of one annual report, to be presented to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill creates a requirement for (i) an annual report on the outcomes associated with closed projects that received a grant from the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Fund and requires the Department to use such report to create and maintain a public facing performance dashboard with such information to be updated annually and (ii) a comprehensive annual report on the state's homeless programs. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2203.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Dec 28, 2024 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill transitions a Virginia housing bill from its Enrolled status to Chaptered status, meaning it has been officially approved and assigned as Chapter 40 of the 2025 Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with no modifications to reporting requirements, fund management rules, or eligibility criteria. The only differences are formatting and layout changes that occurred during the final printing and publication process.
Scope change
No substantive scope changes; the bill's applicability and provisions remain identical to the Enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout adjustments including addition of chapter number, approval date, and page numbering; no policy content was altered.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 17, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 40 (Effective 01/01/26)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB787ER)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
General Laws Amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Dec 28, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ryan McDougle
Ryan McDougle
RRepublican
VA
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