VA SB 521
Status unknownData centers; rainwater harvesting systems.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 521 pass?
The current status of VA SB 521 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 2-N)
What is VA SB 521 about?
Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems. Requires any new construction or substantial expansion, as defined in the bill, of a data center, as defined in the bill, to (i) include a rainwater harvesting system sufficient to capture rainwater runoff from at least 30 percent of the total roof surface area of such data center and (ii) use such harvested rainwater for non-potable water needs, as defined in the bill, including irrigation or the dissipation of heat from any component of such data center. The bill also requires any such system to be designed, installed, and periodically inspected by a person certified by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering and authorizes the State Board of Health to promulgate regulations in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Quality as necessary to effectuate the provisions of the bill.
Who sponsors VA SB 521?
R. Creigh Deeds is the primary sponsor of VA SB 521.
Description
Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems. Requires any new construction or substantial expansion, as defined in the bill, of a data center, as defined in the bill, to (i) include a rainwater harvesting system sufficient to capture rainwater runoff from at least 30 percent of the total roof surface area of such data center and (ii) use such harvested rainwater for non-potable water needs, as defined in the bill, including irrigation or the dissipation of heat from any component of such data center. The bill also requires any such system to be designed, installed, and periodically inspected by a person certified by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering and authorizes the State Board of Health to promulgate regulations in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Quality as necessary to effectuate the provisions of the bill.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 2-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- R. Creigh Deedsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102641D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB521)
2026-02-03
Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-02-03
Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 2-N)
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Votes
Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2026-02-03 · pass · 12-2
Member-level votes (15)
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Russet Perry: no
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
- Danica A. Roem: no
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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