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VA HB 154

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Data centers; use of emergency generation unit, disclosure requirements.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 154 pass?

The current status of VA HB 154 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

What is VA HB 154 about?

Department of Environmental Quality; data centers; use of emergency generation unit; disclosure requirements. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to require each data center that operates an emergency generation unit, as those terms are defined in the bill, to report on a publicly accessible website within 24 hours the times when such emergency generation unit will be in operation.

Who sponsors VA HB 154?

Joshua E. Thomas is the primary sponsor of VA HB 154.

Description

Department of Environmental Quality; data centers; use of emergency generation unit; disclosure requirements. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to require each data center that operates an emergency generation unit, as those terms are defined in the bill, to report on a publicly accessible website within 24 hours the times when such emergency generation unit will be in operation.

Introduced
2026-01-06
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joshua E. Thomasprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-06

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101357D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-06

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-08

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB154)

  4. 2026-02-09

    Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-11

    House subcommittee offered

  6. 2026-02-11

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 1-N)

  7. 2026-02-18

    Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Versions

  • IntroducedCompare
  • Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources AmendmentCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-11 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Jackie H. Glass: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • John Chilton McAuliff: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB154

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:59.552682Z

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