Data Center Coalition

• Data centers; noise abatement.Virginia · SB 1046 · Last action Jan 27, 2025The bill provides that residents within a half-mile radius of the parcel shall receive notice of the proposed data center and that the data center operator shall hold two neighborhood meetings.Latest action: Failed to report from Local Government with substitute (5-Y 6-N 4-A)Session ended
• Data centers; industrial zoning.Virginia · HB 511 · Last action Jan 23, 2026This bill was incorporated into HB 153.Latest action: Incorporated by Counties, Cities and Towns (HB153-Thomas) (Voice Vote)Introduced
• Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, reports.Virginia · HB 2578 · Last action Feb 5, 2025The bill requires the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation to examine the cost and feasibility of data centers using onsite backup and primary generation that is not diesel-fired and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2025.Latest action: Left in Labor and CommerceSession ended
• Data centers; industrial zoning.Virginia · HB 2026 · Last action Feb 4, 2025Data centers; industrial zoning. Requires a locality to review and amend its zoning ordinance to (i) designate data centers as industrial uses for zoning purposes; (ii) review the locations of zones allowing data centers by right, and adjust the zoning map, if needed, considering proximity to residential areas; (iii) review the minimum requirements in the…Latest action: Left in Counties, Cities and TownsSession ended
• Data centers; noise abatement.Virginia · SB 288 · Last action Jan 29, 2024The bill provides that residentswithin a half-mile radius of the parcel shall receive notice of theproposed data center and that the data center operator shall holdtwo neighborhood meetings.Latest action: Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (7-Y 8-N)Session ended

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