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Laws · Virginia · H.B. 323

H.B. 323: Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.

Virginia, 2026 Regular Session. In effect since 2026-07-01, July 1, 2026.

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Status In effect In effect since 2026-07-01, .

Official summary

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

Description

Department of Energy; use of waste heat from data centers; findings and recommendations; work group; report. Directs the Department of Energy to lead efforts to accelerate the use of waste heat from data centers in the Commonwealth by making certain findings and recommendations and convening a work group to provide expertise, assistance, and feedback on the Department's efforts. The bill requires the Department to submit a report of its efforts, findings, legislative proposals, and recommendations no later than September 1, 2026.

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 Richard Sullivan (D); Nicole Cole (D); Amy Laufer (D)

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

Official page lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB323. Found through LegiScan (bill 2070805), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. July 1, 2026 In effect

    H.B. 323 took effect on July 01, 2026. The date is the one Virginia law sets for an act of the 2026 regular session that names no date of its own, not a date the record has observed the act operating on. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: No emergency or delayed effective date clause; the act takes effect under the Constitution of Virginia, Article IV, Section 13..

  2. April 13, 2026 Signed

    H.B. 323 was signed. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Approved by Governor-Chapter 591 (effective 7/1/2026).

  3. March 12, 2026 Passed second chamber

    H.B. 323 passed the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Enrolled.

  4. March 2, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 323 went to committee in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N).

  5. February 5, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 323 went to committee in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.

  6. February 4, 2026 Passed first chamber

    H.B. 323 passed the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House.

  7. February 3, 2026 Passed first chamber

    H.B. 323 passed the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Engrossed by House - committee substitute.

  8. January 29, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 323 went to committee in the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N).

  9. January 11, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 323 went to committee in the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce.

  10. January 11, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 323 was introduced in the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce.

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Sources

  1. H.B. 323 on the legislature's site lis.virginia.gov

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