VA-HB1515 · 2027 session · Legislation
Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium.
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Current status
- In Committee
- Sponsor
- Irene Shin
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Floor
- Enacted
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Latest action
Continued from last session
Jul 21, 2026
Subject areas
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Policy mechanisms
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Quick summary
Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium. Prohibits final approval of any application for a rezoning, special exception, special use permit, site plan, or plan of development for the siting of a new data center by a locality until the earlier of (i) the fulfillment of all pending requests for interconnection to distribution service by an electric utility customer that is a data center or (ii) July 1, 2028.
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