HB 867 — Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority.
VA 20261 session
Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or county manager plan of government and certain other localities. In addition to optional increases in density, the bill provides that such program may include certain additional implementation measures including lot size reductions and accessory housing unit allowances. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 74.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (5)
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — sponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marty Martinez (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (33)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Marty Martinez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Patrick A. Hope (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no