VA HB 507
enactedData centers; permit requirements, emission limits for certain engine-generator sets.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did VA HB 507 pass?
Yes. VA HB 507 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-08): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)
What is VA HB 507 about?
Permit requirements for data centers; emission limits for certain engine-generator sets. Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from issuing an air permit for any application submitted for a data center on or after July 1, 2026, unless the emission limit for each engine-generator, defined in the bill, established by such permit is equal to or less than the emissions achieved by a Tier 4 equivalent engine-generator.
Who sponsors VA HB 507?
John Chilton McAuliff is the primary sponsor of VA HB 507, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Permit requirements for data centers; emission limits for certain engine-generator sets. Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from issuing an air permit for any application submitted for a data center on or after July 1, 2026, unless the emission limit for each engine-generator, defined in the bill, established by such permit is equal to or less than the emissions achieved by a Tier 4 equivalent engine-generator.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-04-08 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- John Chilton McAuliffprimary
- Joshua E. Thomascosponsor
- JJ Singhcosponsor
- Shelly A. Simondscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-08
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)
2026-04-08
Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
2026-04-01
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB507)
2026-03-31
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-31
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled,executive-receipt
2026-03-31
Signed by Speaker
passage
2026-03-30
Signed by President
passage
2026-03-30
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB507ER)
passage
2026-03-30
Enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-10
Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A)
passage
2026-03-10
Read third time
reading-3
2026-03-09
Passed by for the day
2026-03-06
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-03-05
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-03-05
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-05
Rules suspended
2026-03-03
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-18
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-17
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-16
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution
2026-02-16
committee substitute agreed to
substitution
2026-02-16
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-16
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB507)
2026-02-13
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-11
Committee substitute printed 26107698D-H1
substitution
2026-02-11
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-11
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
substitution
2026-02-11
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-09
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB507)
2026-02-09
Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-12
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104969D
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-02-11 · pass · 7-3
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: no
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
- Hillary Pugh Kent: no
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute
2026-02-11 · pass · 16-6
Member-level votes (22)
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- R. Lee Ware: no
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
- Hillary Pugh Kent: no
H VOTE:
2026-02-17 · pass · 60-34
Member-level votes (99)
- Scott A. Wyatt: no
- Eric R. Zehr: no
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: no
- Jason S. Ballard: no
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: no
- Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: not voting
- Mitchell Cornett: no
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: no
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: no
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: no
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: no
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: no
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: no
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: no
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: not voting
- Adele Y. McClure: not voting
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: no
- Joseph P. McNamara: no
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: no
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: no
- Israel D. O'Quinn: no
- Justin Pence: no
- Eric Phillips: no
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: no
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: no
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: no
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
- Wendell S. Walker: no
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: no
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: no
- Bill Wiley: no
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: no
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2026-03-03 · pass · 10-5
Member-level votes (15)
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Timmy French: no
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2026-03-05 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: not voting
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-03-10 · pass · 25-15
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: no
- Christie New Craig: no
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: no
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: no
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Christopher T. Head: no
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: no
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
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