VA SB285 | 2024 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Foward to future SB285

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-07 - Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)
Pending: Senate General Laws and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Siting of data centers; site assessment. Requires a locality, prior to any approval for the siting of a data center, to require disclosure of water and power usage at full build-out and perform a site assessment to examine the effect of the data center on water usage, the regional electric grid, and carbon emissions as well as any impacts on agricultural, historic, and cultural resources within the locality.

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Title

Siting of data centers; site assessment.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-07SenateContinued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104537D

Same As/Similar To

SB285 (Carry Over) 2024-02-07 - Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)

Subjects


Code Citations

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

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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