H.B. 2712: Data centers; local authority considering any land use application.
Virginia, 2025 Regular Session. In committee, January 17, 2025.
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H.B. 2712 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
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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.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Ian Lovejoy (R)
Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.
Official page lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2712. Found through LegiScan (bill 1927101), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- January 17, 2025 In committee
H.B. 2712 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 17, 2025 Introduced
H.B. 2712 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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