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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 521: Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.

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 521 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems. Primary sponsor: Creigh Deeds (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 2-N).

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.

Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems. Requires any new construction or substantial expansion, as defined in the bill, of a data center, as defined in the bill, to (i) include a rainwater harvesting system sufficient to capture rainwater runoff from at least 30 percent of the total roof surface area of such data center and (ii) use such harvested rainwater for non-potable water needs, as defined in the bill, including irrigation or the dissipation of heat from any component of such data center. The bill also requires any such system to be designed, installed, and periodically inspected by a person certified by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering and authorizes the State Board of Health to promulgate regulations in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Quality as necessary to effectuate the provisions of the bill.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Creigh DeedsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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 Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 2-N)
  2. Senate subcommittee offered
  3. Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB521)
  5. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102641D

Sources

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