H.B. 1984: Data centers; sitings near parks, schools, and residential areas.
Virginia, 2025 Regular Session. In committee, January 7, 2025.
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H.B. 1984 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
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Siting of data centers; parks, schools, and residential areas. Requires that any local government land use application required for the siting of a data center, as defined in the bill, be approved only for areas that are one quarter mile or more from federal, state, or local parks, schools, and property zoned or used for residential use.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Ian Lovejoy (R)
Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.
Official page lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1984. Found through LegiScan (bill 1903725), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- January 7, 2025 In committee
H.B. 1984 went to committee in the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns.
- January 7, 2025 Introduced
H.B. 1984 was introduced in the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns.
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