Land development; definitions, solar canopies in surface parking areas, delayed effective date.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-961.4, relating to land development; solar canopies in surface parking areas.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Land development; solar canopies in parking areas. Provides that any locality may include in its land development ordinances a provision that requires that an applicant must install a solar canopy over designated surface parking areas. Such provisions shall apply only to nonresidential parking areas with 100 or more new off-street contiguous parking spaces and may require coverage of up to 50 percent of the surface parking area. The bill provides that an ordinance adopted pursuant to this bill s
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 757 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
14
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Briana D. SewellPaul E. KrizekJohn Chilton McAuliffRichard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.Betsy B. CarrNadarius E. ClarkNicole ColeRae CousinsDan I. HelmerPhil M. HernandezKaren Keys-GamarraDestiny LeVere BollingAdele Y. McClureKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (67-Y 30-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 67, N 30, X 2
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 8, N 7
Read third time and passed House (76-Y 22-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 76, N 22, X 2
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 20, X 1, N 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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