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Laws · Virginia · H.B. 1515

H.B. 1515: Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium.

Virginia, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, January 23, 2026.

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Status In committee In committee, .

Official summary

No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.

Description

Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium. Prohibits final approval of any application for a rezoning, special exception, special use permit, site plan, or plan of development for the siting of a new data center by a locality until the earlier of (i) the fulfillment of all pending requests for interconnection to distribution service by an electric utility customer that is a data center or (ii) July 1, 2028.

As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan, source 1. It is the legislature's own line about the measure, not a summary of it.

Measure Bill.

Sponsors Irene Shin (D)

Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.

Official page lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1515. Found through LegiScan (bill 2092138), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. January 23, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 1515 went to committee in the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Rules.

  2. January 23, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 1515 was introduced in the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Rules.

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Sources

  1. H.B. 1515 on the legislature's site lis.virginia.gov

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