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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1973: Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty.

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1973 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (Democratic). It lists 31 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): House sustained Governor's veto.

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.

Preservation of affordable housing; definitions; civil penalty. Creates a framework for localities to preserve affordable housing by exercising a right of first refusal on publicly supported housing, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes localities to implement an ordinance that requires an owner to accept a right of first refusal offer by the locality or qualified designee, defined in the bill, in order to preserve affordable housing for at least 15 years. The bill requires that any locality adopting such an ordinance to preserve affordable housing submit an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to existing law.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 29

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Bonita AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Alex AskewCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Katrina CallsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Betsy CarrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Laura Jane CohenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Debra GardnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Cliff HayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Dan HelmerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Charniele HerringCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Patrick HopeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Candi Mundon KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Paul KrizekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Alfonso LopezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Michelle Lopes MaldonadoCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Adele McClureCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Delores McQuinnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Atoosa ReaserCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Holly SeiboldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Mark D. SicklesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Rip SullivanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Vivian WattsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“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. House sustained Governor's veto
  2. Vetoed by Governor
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1973)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1973ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

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