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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 465: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers.

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 465 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers. Primary sponsor: Creigh Deeds (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2026): Left in Finance and Appropriations.

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; data centers. Requires data center operators to meet certain energy efficiency standards in order to be eligible for the sales and use tax exemption for data center purchases. Under the bill, a data center operator shall be eligible for the exemption only if such operator demonstrates that (i) its facilities either have a power usage effectiveness score of no greater than 1.2 or, for data centers co-located in buildings with other commercial uses, achieve an energy efficiency level of no less than the most efficient 15 percent of similar buildings constructed in the previous five years and (ii) by January 1, 2028, it will procure carbon-free renewable energy and associated renewable energy certificates equal to 90 percent of its electricity requirements or its electricity will be otherwise derived from non-carbon-emitting, renewable sources.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Creigh DeedsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Russet PerryCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31

“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 and Appropriations
  2. Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/5/2026 1:11 pm)
  3. Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100164D

Sources

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