Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 285: Siting of data centers; site assessment.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 285 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Siting of data centers; site assessment. Primary sponsor: Danica Roem (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in General Laws and Technology.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
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.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danica Roem | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in General Laws and Technology
- Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104537D