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| Bill | Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility. | Siting of data centers; site assessment; high energy use facility. Provides that, prior to any approval of a rezoning application, special exception application, or special use permit for the siting of a new high energy use facility (HEUF), as defined in the bill, a locality shall require that an applicant perform and submit a site assessment to examine the sound profile of the HEUF on residential units and schools located within 500 feet of the HEUF property boundary. The bill also allows a locality to require that a site assessment examine the effect of the proposed facility on (i) ground and surface water resources, (ii) agricultural resources, (iii) parks, (iv) registered historic sites, and (v) forestland on the HEUF site or immediately contiguous land. The provisions of the bill shall not apply to a site with an existing legislative or administrative approval where an applicant is seeking an expansion or modification of an already existing or approved facility and such expansion does not exceed an additional 100 megawatts or more of electrical power. Finally, the bill provides that its provisions shall not be construed to prohibit, limit, or otherwise supersede existing local zoning authority. This bill incorporates SB 130 and is identical to HB 153. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 94 | Virginia SB 94 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 94 (2026) — Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility.
Siting of data centers; site assessment; high energy use facility. Provides that, prior to any approval of a rezoning application, special exception application, or special use permit for the siting of a new high energy use facility (HEUF), as defined in the bill, a locality shall require that an applicant perform and submit a site assessment to examine the sound profile of the HEUF on residential units and schools located within 500 feet of the HEUF property boundary. The bill also allows a locality to require that a site assessment examine the effect of the proposed facility on (i) ground and surface water resources, (ii) agricultural resources, (iii) parks, (iv) registered historic sites, and (v) forestland on the HEUF site or immediately contiguous land. The provisions of the bill shall not apply to a site with an existing legislative or administrative approval where an applicant is seeking an expansion or modification of an already existing or approved facility and such expansion does not exceed an additional 100 megawatts or more of electrical power. Finally, the bill provides that its provisions shall not be construed to prohibit, limit, or otherwise supersede existing local zoning authority. This bill incorporates SB 130 and is identical to HB 153.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
- Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Local Government Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Senator Roem Amendments (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute — 15–6 (pass) · lower
- Concur House Substitute R — 0–39 (fail) · upper
- Passage R — 21–18 (pass) · upper
- Accede Conference Committee R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 91–4 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — 10–5 (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — 29–10 (pass) · upper
- Floor Amendment V — 24–16 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 80–14 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Local Government with amendments — 8–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Danica A. Roem — primary (person)
- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-12-31 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100739D
filing, introduction - 2025-12-31 Referred to Committee on Local Government
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Reported from Local Government with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-01-27 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-03 Incorporates SB130 (Ebbin)
- 2026-02-03 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-03 Committee substitute printed 26106623D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-04 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-04 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-05 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-05 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-06 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-09 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-10 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-11 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-11 Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote)
amendment-failure - 2026-02-11 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-11 Floor offered Senator Roem Amendments
- 2026-02-11 Senator Roem Amendment #1 withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal - 2026-02-11 Reading of amendment #2 waived (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-11 Senator Roem Amendment #2 agreed to (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
amendment-passage - 2026-02-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-12 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 1-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-17 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-17 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-17 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee - 2026-02-20 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-20 Committee substitute printed 26108333D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-24 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-25 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-25 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-25 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-25 Passed House with substitute (80-Y 14-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-27 House substitute rejected by Senate
- 2026-03-02 House insisted on substitute
substitution - 2026-03-02 House requested conference committee
referral-committee - 2026-03-04 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-04 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 2026-03-04 Senate Conferees: Roem, Srinivasan, Stanley
- 2026-03-06 Conferees appointed by House
- 2026-03-06 House Conferees: Thomas, Convirs-Fowler, Wyatt
- 2026-03-13 Conference Report released
- 2026-03-14 Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 4-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-14 Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB94ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 568 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a74f04e6-e400-4350-b63a-ab3601554d92. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).