Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 2712
Session 2025
Data centers; local authority considering any land use application.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 17, 2025
First Action
Jan 17, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 4, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2712
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 30, 2025
Motion Text
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
Summary
Siting of data centers; local authority. Provides that a locality, in considering any land use application required for the siting of a data center, may (i) require and consider water use estimates for proposed data center developments; (ii) require sound modeling studies for proposed data center developments; (iii) establish and enforce maximum allowable sound levels for operational data center facilities, including the use of alternative low-frequency metrics, and include such requirements in zoning ordinances; and (iv) require and consider power load demand estimates for a proposed data center development. A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2209.4, relating to siting of data centers; local authority.
Actions (5)
02/04/2025
House
Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
01/30/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
01/27/2025
House
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
01/17/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/17/2025
House
Presented and ordered printed 25104028D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 17, 2025 5:28:35 PM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 3:06:54 PM