VA SB 465
Status unknownRetail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did VA SB 465 pass?
The current status of VA SB 465 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-17): Left in Finance and Appropriations
What is VA SB 465 about?
Sales and use tax exemption; data centers. Requires data center operators to meet certain energy efficiency standards in order to be eligible for the sales and use tax exemption for data center purchases. Under the bill, a data center operator shall be eligible for the exemption only if such operator demonstrates that (i) its facilities either have a power usage effectiveness score of no greater than 1.2 or, for data centers co-located in buildings with other commercial uses, achieve an energy efficiency level of no less than the most efficient 15 percent of similar buildings constructed in the previous five years and (ii) by January 1, 2028, it will procure carbon-free renewable energy and associated renewable energy certificates equal to 90 percent of its electricity requirements or its electricity will be otherwise derived from non-carbon-emitting, renewable sources.
Who sponsors VA SB 465?
R. Creigh Deeds is the primary sponsor of VA SB 465, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Sales and use tax exemption; data centers. Requires data center operators to meet certain energy efficiency standards in order to be eligible for the sales and use tax exemption for data center purchases. Under the bill, a data center operator shall be eligible for the exemption only if such operator demonstrates that (i) its facilities either have a power usage effectiveness score of no greater than 1.2 or, for data centers co-located in buildings with other commercial uses, achieve an energy efficiency level of no less than the most efficient 15 percent of similar buildings constructed in the previous five years and (ii) by January 1, 2028, it will procure carbon-free renewable energy and associated renewable energy certificates equal to 90 percent of its electricity requirements or its electricity will be otherwise derived from non-carbon-emitting, renewable sources.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-17 — Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- R. Creigh Deedsprimary
- Russet Perrycosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100164D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/5/2026 1:11 pm)
2026-02-17
Left in Finance and Appropriations
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Related bills
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