Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB666: An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2209.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to counties, cities, and towns; residential land development and construction fee transparency; local housing development; annual report and database.
Status: Chaptered, April 22, 2026
Department of Housing and Community Development; housing development database. Requires every locality with a population greater than 3,500 to annually report to the Department of Housing and Community Development various data for new and existing housing developments no later than March 1. The bill further directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to make such data publicly available in a centralized, machine-readable, screen reader compatible database that is updated annually.
What the bill says
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2209.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to counties, cities, and towns; residential land development and construction fee transparency; local housing development; annual report and database. [S 666] Approved April 22, 2026 1. That § 15.2-2209.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as local housing development; annual report and database. A. Every locality with a population greater than 3,500 shall submit an annual report no later than March 1 of each year to the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) containing the follo.
From the enrolled text, April 22, 2026:
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2209.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to counties, cities, and towns; residential land development and construction fee transparency; local housing development; annual report and database. [S 666] Approved April 22, 2026 1. That § 15.2-2209.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as local housing development; annual report and database. A. Every locality with a population greater than 3,500 shall submit an annual report no later than March 1 of each year to the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) containing the following information from the preceding calendar 2. The total number of applications for new residential developments submitted to the locality; 3. The total number of applications for new residential developments approved by the locality; 4. The total number of new housing units with long-term use restrictions limiting occupancy based on income and the total number of new market rate units; 5. The total number of new housing units with long-term use restrictions limiting occupancy to households with incomes at or below 80 percent, percent, and 30 percent of area median income, respectively; 6. The term and end date of all long-term use restrictions based on income for new residential developments; and 7. The average approval timeline for new single-family and multifamily residential development applications from the …