VA SB 417
Status unknownCloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 417 pass?
The current status of VA SB 417 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-10): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 417 about?
Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage. Requires data center operators applying for grant payments from the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund to utilize reclaimed water, defined in the bill, for water-dependent cooling processes at data center and cloud computing cluster operations facilities. The bill gradually increases the reclaimed water utilization requirement at such facilities from 60 percent of all water-dependent cooling processes beginning on July 1, 2027, to 100 percent on and after July 1, 2031.
Who sponsors VA SB 417?
Richard H. Stuart is the primary sponsor of VA SB 417.
Description
Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage. Requires data center operators applying for grant payments from the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund to utilize reclaimed water, defined in the bill, for water-dependent cooling processes at data center and cloud computing cluster operations facilities. The bill gradually increases the reclaimed water utilization requirement at such facilities from 60 percent of all water-dependent cooling processes beginning on July 1, 2027, to 100 percent on and after July 1, 2031.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-10 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Richard H. Stuartprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100086D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB417)
2026-02-04
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N 2-A)
committee-passage
2026-02-10
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
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Votes
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment
2026-02-04 · pass · 8-5
Member-level votes (15)
- Adam P. Ebbin: no
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Jeremy S. McPike: no
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Christopher T. Head: abstain
- Emily M. Jordan: no
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: no
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- Christie New Craig: abstain
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-10 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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