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| Bill | Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report. | Department of Energy; use of waste heat from data centers; findings and recommendations; work group; report. Directs the Department of Energy to lead efforts to accelerate the use of waste heat from data centers in the Commonwealth by making certain findings and recommendations and convening a work group to provide expertise, assistance, and feedback on the Department's efforts. The bill requires the Department to submit a report of its efforts, findings, legislative proposals, and recommendations no later than September 1, 2026. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 323 | Virginia HB 323 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 323 (2026) — Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.
Department of Energy; use of waste heat from data centers; findings and recommendations; work group; report. Directs the Department of Energy to lead efforts to accelerate the use of waste heat from data centers in the Commonwealth by making certain findings and recommendations and convening a work group to provide expertise, assistance, and feedback on the Department's efforts. The bill requires the Department to submit a report of its efforts, findings, legislative proposals, and recommendations no later than September 1, 2026.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Labor and Commerce Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 6–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 97–1 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101896D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-11 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-01-19 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2026-01-27 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2026-01-29 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-29 Committee substitute printed 26106339D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-02 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-03 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-04 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-04 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 2026-02-04 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB323)
- 2026-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-05 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-03-02 Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-04 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-04 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-05 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-05 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-12 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-12 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB323ER)
passage - 2026-03-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB323)
- 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-12 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 591 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0591)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d8897c10-6c67-4c7e-aedb-1edf5dba55ab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).