Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 336
Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Danica A. Roem (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
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.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 6, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) - Mar 1, 2026 · House
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Rules - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107623D-S2 - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107163D-S1 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 5-N 1-A) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103994D