Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-2201 and 15.2-2286 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-2288.9, relating to affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties. Allows for the administrative approval of development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or certain property tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and provides that zoning ordinances shall allow the by-right development and construction of housing on real property owned by such organizations, subject to various conditions and limitations. The bill provides tha
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1009 (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
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jeremy S. McPikeJennifer D. Carroll FoySaddam Azlan SalimKannan SrinivasanAngelia Williams Graves
Recorded votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (62-Y 36-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 62, N 36, X 2
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 40-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 55, N 40, X 4
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 21, N 17, X 2
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 40
Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment rejected by Senate Senate · 2026-02-27 · F · N 38, X 2
Passed House with amendments (61-Y 37-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 61, N 37, X 1
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 13, N 8
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Local Government with substitute (9-Y 4-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 9, X 1, N 4, A 1
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 1009.