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Laws · Virginia · H.B. 591

H.B. 591: Data centers; policy of the Commonwealth.

Virginia, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, March 9, 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

Policy of the Commonwealth; data centers. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage the responsible operation of data centers in the Commonwealth while supporting grid reliability, affordability, and the deployment of renewable resources. The bill provides that in furtherance of this policy, the Commonwealth shall (i) promote coordination between data centers, state agencies, and regional grid operators to share information on energy usage, interconnection timelines, and barriers to rapid deployment of renewable and flexible energy resources; (ii) incentivize data centers to participate in demand response programs, implement energy storage and management systems, and leverage automated technologies to reduce peak demand and support grid stability; (iii) encourage flexible energy practices that allow data centers to adjust energy consumption in real time in alignment with available renewable generation; (iv) ensure large scale data centers pay their fair share of infrastructure investments, mitigating impacts on residential and small business ratepayers; (v) require data centers to report water and aggregated energy usage, sustainability measures, and participation in grid support programs to appropriate state and federal agencies; and (vi) promote cybersecurity, physical security, and supply chain security measures to protect Virginia data center operations from foreign adversary access or compromise.

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 Shelly Simonds (D); Gretchen Bulova (D); Irene Shin (D); Richard Sullivan (D); Rae Cousins (D); Elizabeth Guzman (D); David Reid (D); J.J. Singh (D); Kathy Tran (D)

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

Official page lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB591. Found through LegiScan (bill 2072974), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. March 9, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 591 went to committee in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N).

  2. February 18, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 591 went to committee in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.

  3. February 16, 2026 Passed first chamber

    H.B. 591 passed the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Engrossed by House as amended.

  4. February 12, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 591 went to committee in the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N).

  5. January 13, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 591 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.

  6. January 13, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 591 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. 591 on the legislature's site lis.virginia.gov

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