Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling.
Summary
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.
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
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 19, 2026
Signed Mar 31, 2026
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MINOR
This bill updates the state ceiling allocation for private activity bonds to reflect the 2026 fiscal session, increasing the housing funding portion from 57% to 67% and reducing the industrial development portion from 25% to 15%. The changes also update the effective dates in the text to align with the new session year, ensuring the financial allocations match the current legislative period.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on private activity bonds, but the specific years of applicability were updated from 2008 to 2026 to reflect the current session.
FISCAL
The percentage of the state ceiling allocated to housing increased from 57% to 67%, while the allocation for industrial development decreased from 25% to 15%.
TIMELINE
The effective years for the bond allocations were updated from 2008 to 2026 throughout the text to align with the current legislative session.
TECHNICAL
The bill text was reformatted and cleaned to remove redundant lines and standardize the layout for the official chaptered version.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2026
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 39
Feb 13, 2026
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 38 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB729ER)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (90-Y 8-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105459D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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