VirginiaLand development; solar canopies in surface parking areas.
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 parking spaces or more and may require coverage of up to 50 percent of the surface parking area.
More detail
The bill provides that localities shall allow for deviations, in whole or in part, from the requirements of the ordinance when its strict application would prevent the development of uses and densities otherwise allowed by the locality's zoning or development ordinance. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2037ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Senate Amendments agreed to by House (Y-62 N-34 A-0)Major
- Vote recorded Senate Amendments agreed to by House (Y-62 N-34 A-0). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Passed by temporarily
- Feb 12Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 12Local Government Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 12Reading of amendments waived
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 10Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (64-Y 32-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (64-Y 32-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 29Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute agreed to
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Committee substitute printed 25105582D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (17-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (17-Y 3-N)Minor
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104573DIntroduced