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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1546: Data centers; sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment or enabling software.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1546 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 19, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Data centers; sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment or enabling software. Primary sponsor: Vivian Watts (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Finance.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Sales and use tax; exemption for data centers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vivian WattsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Mark D. SicklesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Finance
  2. Continued to 2025 in Finance (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
  4. Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
  5. Impact statement from TAX (HB1546)
  6. Referred to Committee on Finance
  7. Presented and ordered printed 24105813D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source