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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 388: Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.

Passed both chambers 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

SB 388 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties. Primary sponsor: Jeremy McPike (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Governor's recommendation received by Senate.

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; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties. Allows for the administrative approval of development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or certain property tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and provides that zoning ordinances shall allow the by-right development and construction of housing on real property owned by such organizations, subject to various conditions and limitations. The bill provides that the review of such developments be completed pursuant to general law and states that localities shall not require a special exception, special use permit, conditional use permit, rezoning, or any discretionary review or approval process. The bill requires that at least 60 percent of the housing development's total units be for affordable housing and that the housing development remain affordable for at least 30 years. The bill also provides that all such housing is subject to local real property taxation following completion, unless explicitly exempted by the locality. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and expires on January 1, 2031. This bill incorporates SB 367 and is identical to HB 1279.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeremy McPikePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Jennifer Carroll FoyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Angelia GravesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Saddam SalimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Kannan SrinivasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32

“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. Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  3. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  4. Signed by Speaker
  5. Signed by President
  6. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB388ER)
  7. Enrolled
  8. Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 40-N 0-A)
  9. Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
  10. Conference Report released
  11. House Conferees: Cole, J.G., Helmer, Morefield
  12. Conferees appointed by House

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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