Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1178: Faith and housing; affordable housing on property owned by religious or tax-exempt organizations.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1178 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Faith and housing; affordable housing on property owned by religious or tax-exempt organizations. Primary sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi. It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Finance and Appropriations.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Faith and housing; comprehensive plan; zoning; Department of Housing and Community Development. Grants authority to localities to adopt a variety of strategies intended to encourage and facilitate the development of affordable housing on property owned by religious organizations or tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. The bill allows localities to request administrative support from the Department of Housing and Community Development in preparation of a faith and housing ordinance.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghazala F. Hashmi | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Angelia Graves | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 21 |
| Adele McClure | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 2 |
| Saddam Salim | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 37 |
| Kannan Srinivasan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1178)
- Committee substitute printed 25105509D-S1
- Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
- Incorporates SB1351(Srinivasan)
- Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101400D