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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 417: Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.

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

SB 417 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions. Primary sponsor: Richard Stuart (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2026): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N).

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Official summary

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

Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage. Requires data center operators applying for grant payments from the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund to utilize reclaimed water, defined in the bill, for water-dependent cooling processes at data center and cloud computing cluster operations facilities. The bill gradually increases the reclaimed water utilization requirement at such facilities from 60 percent of all water-dependent cooling processes beginning on July 1, 2027, to 100 percent on and after July 1, 2031.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Richard StuartPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“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 Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  2. Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N 2-A)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB417)
  4. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100086D

Sources

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