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SB 787

Housing and Community Development, Dept. of; consolidation of varying due dates for certain reports.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ryan McDougle

Virginia law consolidates the Department of Housing and Community Development's staggered report due dates into unified deadlines, effective January 1, 2026.

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Bill Summary · SB 787

Legislative bill overview

SB 787 consolidates multiple reporting deadlines for the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development into a single, standardized due date. This administrative efficiency measure reduces the complexity of regulatory compliance by aligning various reports that were previously due at different times throughout the year.

Why is this important

Consolidating reporting deadlines reduces administrative burden on state agencies, lowers compliance costs, and improves organizational efficiency. It allows the Department to better allocate resources by managing reports on a consistent schedule rather than responding to staggered deadlines throughout the year.

Potential points of contention

  • Loss of reporting granularity: Consolidating varied due dates may delay delivery of time-sensitive information that was previously reported more frequently, potentially affecting real-time policy responsiveness
  • Implementation complexity: Agencies must restructure internal processes and data collection systems to meet the new unified deadline, requiring transition costs and coordination efforts
  • Stakeholder alignment: External parties relying on staggered reports (developers, local governments, nonprofits) may face workflow disruptions if they've built planning cycles around the previous reporting schedule

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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