SB 665 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Local housing policy; expands the range of changes that are required.

Summary
Department of Housing and Community Development; local housing policy; report to Department. Expands the range of local housing policy changes that are required to be submitted annually in a report to the Department of Housing and Community Development by any locality with a population greater than 3,500. This bill is identical to HB 356.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law, changing its status from a proposed draft to an official chapter of the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding housing reporting requirements remains identical to the previous version, with no changes to thresholds, deadlines, or specific reporting items.
TECHNICAL

The document format was updated to reflect official enactment, including the addition of a chapter number (Chapter 122), an approval date (April 6, 2026), and the removal of draft session headers.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 11, 2026
D Democratic20
20 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
30
Key actions
13
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB665ER)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (76-Y 22-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House committee offered
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Kannan Srinivasan
Kannan Srinivasan
DDemocratic
VA
32