VA HB338 | 2025 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB338

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-28 - Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (9-Y 3-N 3-A)
Pending: Senate General Laws and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Siting of data centers; site assessment. Allows a locality, prior to any approval for the siting of a data center, to perform a site assessment to examine the effect of the data center on water usage and carbon emissions within the locality. Siting of data centers; site assessment. Allows a locality, prior to any approval for the siting of a data center, to perform a site assessment to examine the effect of the data center on water usage and carbon emissions within the locality.

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Title

Siting of data centers; locality may perform site assessment before approval.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (9-Y 3-N 3-A) (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N 1-A) (Y: 55 N: 42 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-28SenateContinued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (9-Y 3-N 3-A)
2024-02-14SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-13HouseVOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N 1-A)
2024-02-13HouseRead third time and passed House (55-Y 42-N 1-A)
2024-02-12HousePrinted as engrossed 24101112D-E
2024-02-12HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB338E
2024-02-12HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2024-02-12HouseRead second time
2024-02-11HouseRead first time
2024-02-09HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)
2024-02-08HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
2024-01-24HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #3
2024-01-05HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2024-01-05HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101112D

Same As/Similar To

HB338 (Carry Over) 2024-02-28 - Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (9-Y 3-N 3-A)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1522209.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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