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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 164: Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 164 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership. Primary sponsor: Josh Thomas (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership and workforce housing alternatives. Eliminates the maximum amount a locality may provide (i) to employees of the locality, employees of the school board, and employees of constitutional officers for homeownership grants to purchase primary residences in the locality and (ii) to school division personnel for residential housing assistance grants to provide affordable workforce housing alternatives. The bill also eliminates the requirement that such grants adhere to the Virginia Housing and Development Authority regional sales price and household income limitation guidelines. Current law imposes a maximum grant amount of $25,000 for individual grants per employee, as well as a maximum lifetime cumulative amount of $25,000 per employee. This bill is identical to SB 328.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh ThomasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Katrina CallsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Laura Jane CohenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Liz GuzmánCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Dan HelmerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Atoosa ReaserCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
  5. Signed by Speaker
  6. Signed by President
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB164ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A)
  10. Read third time
  11. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  12. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source