The Petersburg Parking Authority bill has passed through the senate and is set to receive Governor Abigail Spanberger's signature. The bill will allow city council to establish the Petersburg parking authority, which can build and operate off-street parking structures like parking decks. A parking study is underway and officials are considering building a parking deck as part of the city's new court complex. Delegate Kimberly Pope Adams sponsored the bill, which argues that current parking situation in parts of Petersburg is a public nuisance. Some residents have expressed concerns that the new authority will change the free parking offered in downtown.