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Virginia General Assembly · HB 1144 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 449

Water and sewer connection fees; first-time homebuyers, affordable housing.

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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2119 of the Code of Virginia, relating to water and sewer connection fees; first-time homebuyers; affordable housing. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Water and sewer connection fees; first-time homebuyers; affordable housing. Provides that any locality may provide for the full or partial reimbursement to a first-time homebuyer of water and sewer connection fees, capital recovery charges, and availability fees paid in connection with any new residential development conveyed to such homebuyer. The bill also permits any locality that has adopted an affordable dwelling unit ordinance pursuant to general law to provide for a waiver of such fees an
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 449 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Marty Martinez

Recorded votes

Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 26, N 13, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 3-N 2-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 10, A 2, N 3
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 64, N 34, X 2
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 15, X 1, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 5, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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