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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 607: Aggregate air pollution; Department of Environmental Quality to study, data center generators.

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 607 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Aggregate air pollution; Department of Environmental Quality to study, data center generators. Primary sponsor: Amy Laufer (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2026): Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote).

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.

Department of Environmental Quality; study of aggregate air pollution; data center generators; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a three-year study to research and model a variety of scenarios regarding aggregate air pollution in areas with a large volume of data centers and provide recommendations for future handling of minor air permits for data center generators and the need for increased air quality monitoring in the Commonwealth. The Department is directed to report its findings and any recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources by October 1, 2029.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy LauferPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“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. Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
  2. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  3. Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Committee on Rules
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102759D

Sources

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