VA-HB589 · 2026 session · Legislation
Data centers; certain data from water users, water use consumption.
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Current status
- In Committee
- Sponsor
- Shelly Simonds
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Floor
- Enacted
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Latest action
Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Feb 18, 2026
Subject areas
Policy mechanisms
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Quick summary
Certain data from water users; water use consumption of data centers. Requires any water user that provides water to a data center, as defined in the bill, and is required to register certain water withdrawal and use data with the State Water Control Board to report to the Board, on a monthly basis or as frequent a basis as practicable, the total volume of water, including the portion that is reclaimed water, provided to such data center during the reporting period.
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