VirginiaCertain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.
What it does
Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes and from data centers. Requires any water user required to register water withdrawal and use data to the State Water Control Board that provides water to another person offsite to include in its report, submitted on its regular reporting schedule, the total volume of potable water and, reported separately, the total volume of reclaimed water, as defined in the bill, provided during each month for each of the following categories: (i) a data center with an air permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality and (ii) to the extent available without utility billing system modifications, (a) domestic purposes, (b) commercial and industrial purposes, separately or combined as available, and (c) all other non-categorized purposes. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 496.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 896 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB553ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553)
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 22-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 14Conference Report released
- Mar 12House Conferees: Guzman, Lopez, Morefield
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 9Senate Conferees: Marsden, Srinivasan, Stuart
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 9Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553)
- Mar 5House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 5House insisted on substituteMajor
- Mar 4House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 2Passed House with substitute (81-Y 18-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 2committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Read second timeMinor
- Feb 25Committee substitute printed 26108661D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 3-N 1-A)Minor
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Placed on Calendar
- Feb 9Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 6Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 5Rules suspended
- Feb 4Committee substitute printed 26106999D-S1Major
- Feb 3Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (9-Y 4-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Senate committee offered
- Feb 3Assigned HACNR sub: Water UsageMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104013DIntroduced