VA SB192 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB192
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-11-19 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-11-19 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Sales and use tax exemption; data centers. Requires data center operators to meet certain energy efficiency standards in order to be eligible for the sales and use tax exemption for data center purchases. Under the bill, a data center operator shall be eligible for the exemption only if such operator demonstrates that (i) its facilities either (a) have a power usage effectiveness score of no greater than 1.2 or (b) for data centers co-located in buildings with other commercial uses, achieve an energy efficiency level of no less than the most efficient 15 percent of similar buildings constructed in the previous five years and (ii) it will procure carbon-free renewable energy and associated renewable energy certificates from facilities equal to 90 percent of its electricity requirements or that its electricity will be otherwise derived from non-carbon-emitting, renewable sources.
Title
Sales and use tax exemption; data centers.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-19 | Senate | Left in Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | Senate | Impact statement from TAX (SB192) |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102742D |
Same As/Similar To
SB192 (Carry Over) 2024-01-30 - Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
