HB 338

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 05, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 13, 2024
  • Senate
  • Governor

Siting of data centers; locality may perform site assessment before approval.

Abstract

Siting of data centers; site assessment. Allows a locality, prior to any approval for the siting of a data center, to perform a site assessment to examine the effect of the data center on water usage and carbon emissions within the locality.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2209.4, relating to siting of data centers; impacts on resources; site assessment.

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Feb 28, 2024

Senate

Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (9-Y 3-N 3-A)

Feb 14, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Feb 13, 2024

House

Read third time and passed House (55-Y 42-N 1-A)

House

VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N 1-A)

Feb 12, 2024

House

Committee amendments agreed to

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House as amended HB338E

House

Printed as engrossed 24101112D-E

Feb 11, 2024

House

Read first time

Feb 09, 2024

House

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)

Feb 08, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)

Jan 24, 2024

House

Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #3

Jan 05, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101112D

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