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SB354 • 2026

Minimum parking requirements; prohibition on mandates by localities.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2279 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2209.4, relating to minimum parking requirements; prohibition on mandates by localities.</p>

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Salim
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Failed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide information on the consequences if a locality enforces parking requirements before September 1, 2026.

Parking Rules for Localities

This law stops local governments from making rules that require new or renovated buildings to have a certain number of parking spaces.

What This Bill Does

  • Stops local governments from creating rules about the minimum number of parking spots needed for new buildings and structures.
  • Applies to both new construction and major renovations of existing buildings.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local governments in Virginia
  • Builders and developers who construct or renovate buildings

Terms To Know

Material rehabilitation
Major repairs or improvements to an existing building that change its appearance or function.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law will not take effect unless it is passed again in the next legislative session.
  • It does not specify what happens if a locality tries to enforce parking requirements before September 1, 2026.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB354ASC1

2026-02-02 • Committee

Local Government Amendment

Plain English: The amendment changes specific dates from 2026 to 2027 in the bill text.

  • Changes the year '2026' to '2027' at line 17 of the introduced version of the bill.
  • Changes the year '2026' to '2027' at line 41 of the introduced version of the bill.
  • The amendment only specifies changing dates and does not provide context about what these changes mean in practice.
SB354ASC2

2026-02-02 • Committee

Local Government Amendment

Plain English: The amendment adds a requirement that the bill's main provisions will only take effect if the same changes are passed again in the next year's legislative session.

  • Adds a condition that the bill’s main rules about parking requirements won’t start until they pass again during the next year’s meeting of lawmakers.
  • The amendment only adds this new requirement and does not explain what the rest of the bill will do if it passes in the future.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 Local Government

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

  2. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Senate committee offered

  3. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Senate committee offered

  4. 2026-01-13 Senate

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

  5. 2026-01-13 Local Government

    Referred to Committee on Local Government

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

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SB 354

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

1. After line 41, introduced

insert

3.
That the provisions of this act shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.