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VA SB 354

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Minimum parking requirements; prohibition on mandates by localities.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VA SB 354 pass?

No. VA SB 354 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Senate committee offered

What is VA SB 354 about?

Minimum parking requirements; prohibition on mandates by localities. Provides that no locality shall adopt, enforce, or maintain any ordinance, policy, or requirement that mandates a minimum number of parking spaces for any new building, structure, or other use or any existing building, structure, or other use that is undergoing material rehabilitation, defined in the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2026.

Who sponsors VA SB 354?

Saddam Azlan Salim is the primary sponsor of VA SB 354, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Minimum parking requirements; prohibition on mandates by localities. Provides that no locality shall adopt, enforce, or maintain any ordinance, policy, or requirement that mandates a minimum number of parking spaces for any new building, structure, or other use or any existing building, structure, or other use that is undergoing material rehabilitation, defined in the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2026.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Senate committee offered
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Saddam Azlan Salimprimary
  • Kannan Srinivasancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104837D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Local Government

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-02

    Senate committee offered

  4. 2026-02-02

    Failed to report from Local Government with amendments (7-Y 7-N)

    committee-failure

  5. 2026-02-02

    Senate committee offered

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported from Local Government with amendments

    2026-02-02 · fail · 7-7

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
    • T. Travis Hackworth: not voting
    • David R. Suetterlein: no
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: no
    • Tara A. Durant: no
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: no
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB354

Attribution

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