VA HB 457
Status unknownLand development; solar canopies in parking areas, definition.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 457 pass?
The current status of VA HB 457 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-06): Incorporated by Counties, Cities and Towns (HB1234-Sewell) (Voice Vote)
What is VA HB 457 about?
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. 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, 2027.
Who sponsors VA HB 457?
Paul E. Krizek is the primary sponsor of VA HB 457.
Description
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. 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, 2027.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-02-06 — Incorporated by Counties, Cities and Towns (HB1234-Sewell) (Voice Vote)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Paul E. Krizekprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102357D
filing,introduction
2026-01-12
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Incorporated by Counties, Cities and Towns (HB1234-Sewell) (Voice Vote)
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
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Votes
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Related bills
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