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 SB 553.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 623 (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 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB496ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-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 House (78-Y 19-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 14Conference Report released
- Mar 12House Conferees: Guzman, Lopez, Morefield
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12Senate Conferees: Srinivasan, Marsden, Stuart
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 11House acceded to request
- Mar 10Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Vote recorded Insist & Request R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 6Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 4Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 15-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 4Local Government Substitute agreed to
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 2Committee substitute printed 26109002D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Reported from Local Government with substitute (11-Y 4-N)Minor
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107395D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 1-N)Minor
- Feb 13House committee offered
- Feb 13Reconsidered by Counties, Cities and Towns
- Feb 6Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102411DIntroduced