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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2153: Comprehensive plan; housing development by nonprofit organizations.

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 2153 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Comprehensive plan; housing development by nonprofit organizations. Primary sponsor: Betsy Carr (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0653).

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Official summary

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

Department of Housing and Community Development; affordable housing; development by nonprofit organizations. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a document describing considerations that a locality may consider when implementing an ordinance to stimulate affordable housing and strategies on property owned by a property tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Such document shall be published on the Department's website no later than December 31, 2025.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Betsy CarrPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lamont BagbyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Ghazala F. HashmiCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mamie LockeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Anne Ferrell TataCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“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 (CHAP0653)
  2. Enacted, Chapter 653 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Signed by President as reenrolled
  4. Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  5. Reenrolled bill text (HB2153ER2)
  6. Reenrolled
  7. Governor's recommendation adopted
  8. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (35-Y 5-N)
  9. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (84-Y 12-N)
  10. Governor's substitute printed (HB2153H2)
  11. Governor's recommendation received by House
  12. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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