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
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Nov 17, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 758 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jennifer D. Carroll FoyBriana D. Sewell
Recorded votes
House amendments agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 20, N 19, X 1
Passed House with amendments (75-Y 21-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 75, X 3, N 21
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (18-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 18, N 3
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 8, N 7
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 758.