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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 196: Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc.

Passed both chambers 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 196 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc. Primary sponsor: Josh Thomas (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 12, 2026): Governor's recommendation received by House.

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.

Department of Housing and Community Development; loans for the construction of mixed income housing; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development, in collaboration with the Virginia Housing Development Authority, to create a two-year pilot program that would provide loan origination and servicing activities for mixed income housing and submit a report on its findings to the General Assembly by November 1 of each year of the pilot program. The bill provides that any funding for the pilot program, subject to the appropriation act, shall be utilized from up to 15 percent of the annual deposit made to the Virginia Housing Trust Fund. This bill is identical to HB 820 and SB 490.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh ThomasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21

“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. Governor's recommendation received by House
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB196)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  5. Signed by Speaker
  6. Signed by President
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB196ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB196)
  10. Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)
  11. Passed by temporarily
  12. Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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