VA HB 1061
Status unknownHousing for local employees; grants for homeownership and workforce housing alternatives.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 1061 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1061 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-06): Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
What is VA HB 1061 about?
Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership and workforce housing alternatives. Eliminates the maximum amount a locality may provide (i) to employees of the locality, employees of the school board, and employees of constitutional officers for homeownership grants to purchase primary residences in the locality and (ii) to school division personnel for residential housing assistance grants to provide affordable workforce housing alternatives. The bill also eliminates the requirement that such grants adhere to the Virginia Housing and Development Authority regional sales price and household income limitation guidelines. Current law imposes a maximum grant amount of $25,000 for individual grants per employee, as well as a maximum lifetime cumulative amount of $25,000 per employee.
Who sponsors VA HB 1061?
Marty Martinez is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1061.
Description
Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership and workforce housing alternatives. Eliminates the maximum amount a locality may provide (i) to employees of the locality, employees of the school board, and employees of constitutional officers for homeownership grants to purchase primary residences in the locality and (ii) to school division personnel for residential housing assistance grants to provide affordable workforce housing alternatives. The bill also eliminates the requirement that such grants adhere to the Virginia Housing and Development Authority regional sales price and household income limitation guidelines. Current law imposes a maximum grant amount of $25,000 for individual grants per employee, as well as a maximum lifetime cumulative amount of $25,000 per employee.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-06 — Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Marty Martinezprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105309D
filing,introduction
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
Votes
Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns
2026-02-06 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- James W. Morefield: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:59.552682Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=VA&identifier=HB 1061. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.