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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2781: Affordable housing; counties with executive form of government.

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 2781 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Affordable housing; counties with executive form of government. Primary sponsor: J.R. Henson (Democratic). 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.

Affordable housing; county executive form of government. Adds counties with the county executive form of government to the list of localities with authority to provide for an affordable dwelling unit program. Albemarle County, which is already granted such authority under current law, and Prince William County are the only counties that have adopted such form of government.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.R. HensonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19

“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 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2781ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
  10. Read third time
  11. Passed by for the day
  12. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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