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Laws · Virginia · S.B. 336

S.B. 336: Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc.

Virginia, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 18, 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

State Corporation Commission; data center generators. Directs the State Corporation Commission to evaluate the impact of requiring data centers to limit the use of Tier 2 generators and prioritize the use of Tier 4 equivalent or better generators. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report on any findings to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than October 15, 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 Danica Roem (D)

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

Official page lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB336. Found through LegiScan (bill 2085454), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. February 18, 2026 In committee

    S.B. 336 went to committee in the House of Delegates. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Rules.

  2. February 12, 2026 Passed first chamber

    S.B. 336 passed the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote).

  3. February 10, 2026 In committee

    S.B. 336 went to committee in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N).

  4. February 3, 2026 In committee

    S.B. 336 went to committee in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 5-N 1-A).

  5. January 13, 2026 In committee

    S.B. 336 went to committee in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.

  6. January 13, 2026 Introduced

    S.B. 336 was introduced in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.

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Sources

  1. S.B. 336 on the legislature's site lis.virginia.gov

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