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VA SB 554

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Zoning; high-energy users, local authority.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did VA SB 554 pass?

The current status of VA SB 554 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)

What is VA SB 554 about?

Zoning; high-energy users; local authority. Permits the governing body of any locality to give consideration to the adverse impacts on the electric grid caused by high-energy users, as defined in the bill, and impacts resulting from new electric infrastructure in the design of zoning ordinances and the drawing of districts. The bill also permits the governing body of any locality in Planning District 8 to consider the current availability of electric energy against the expected annual electric energy consumption of high-energy users when evaluating land use applications and zoning amendments. Finally, the bill provides that any governing body considering such an application or amendment shall require a high-energy user seeking such application or amendment to provide information regarding the projected annual electric energy usage for the project prior to consideration.

Who sponsors VA SB 554?

Kannan Srinivasan is the primary sponsor of VA SB 554.

Description

Zoning; high-energy users; local authority. Permits the governing body of any locality to give consideration to the adverse impacts on the electric grid caused by high-energy users, as defined in the bill, and impacts resulting from new electric infrastructure in the design of zoning ordinances and the drawing of districts. The bill also permits the governing body of any locality in Planning District 8 to consider the current availability of electric energy against the expected annual electric energy consumption of high-energy users when evaluating land use applications and zoning amendments. Finally, the bill provides that any governing body considering such an application or amendment shall require a high-energy user seeking such application or amendment to provide information regarding the projected annual electric energy usage for the project prior to consideration.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-02-12 — Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kannan Srinivasanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105313D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Local Government

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-26

    Rereferred from Local Government to Commerce and Labor (10-Y 0-N)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-12

    Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rereferred from Local Government

    2026-01-26 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: not voting
    • T. Travis Hackworth: not voting
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: not voting
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: not voting
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: not voting
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes

  • Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor

    2026-02-12 · pass · 12-3

    Member-level votes (15)
    • R. Creigh Deeds: no
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: no
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: no
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB554

Attribution

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