Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1139: Virginia Workforce Housing Assistance Program; established, report.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1139 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Workforce Housing Assistance Program; established, report. Primary sponsor: Glen Sturtevant (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (12-Y 0-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Virginia Workforce Housing Assistance Program; report. Establishes the Virginia Workforce Housing Assistance Program to provide grants to eligible employers, defined in the bill, that set up housing down payment assistance programs for employees in amounts equal to the lesser of 15 percent of housing down payment assistance expenses incurred by an eligible employer during the fiscal year or $50,000. The bill specifies that an eligible employer may only receive grants in the aggregate of up to $150,000 across all fiscal years or $250,000 for housing down payment assistance expenses incurred for employees in certain fiscally stressed localities. The bill provides that the Program be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development in coordination with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Sturtevant | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (12-Y 0-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1139)
- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104243D