Vetoed by Governor Glenn Youngkin

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes local ordinances that require solar installment of certain property owners in Virginia.

Highlights:

• Authorizes local ordinances that require solar installation of certain property owners in Virginia (Sec. 1).

• Specifies 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 (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that these 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 (Sec. 1).

• Requires 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 (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provision of this bill shall be delayed to take effect beginning July 1, 2026 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes local ordinances that require solar installation of certain property owners in Virginia.

Highlights:

• Authorizes local ordinances that require solar installation of certain property owners in Virginia (Sec. 1).

• Specifies 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 (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that these 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 (Sec. 1).

• Requires 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 (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provision of this bill shall be delayed to take effect beginning July 1, 2026 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text