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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 878: Affordable housing; purchase of development rights.

Passed one chamber 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 878 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Affordable housing; purchase of development rights. Primary sponsor: David L. Bulova. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in General Laws and Technology.

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.

Purchase of development rights for affordable housing. Permits any local government to purchase development rights or accept the donation of development rights in an effort to preserve and provide affordable housing. The bill grants local governments the powers necessary to carry out the purchase of such development rights. The bill prohibits the conversion or diversion of such affordable housing once the development rights are purchased unless the local government determines that such diversion is essential to the development and growth of the locality and in accordance with the locality's comprehensive plan.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David L. BulovaPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Alfonso LopezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3

“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. Left in General Laws and Technology
  2. Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
  3. Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
  4. Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
  5. Read third time
  6. Passed by for the day
  7. Committee amendments agreed to
  8. Reading of amendments waived
  9. Read third time
  10. Passed by for the day
  11. Read third time
  12. Constitutional reading dispensed (39-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