Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 417
Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Richard H. Stuart (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED
Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage. Requires data center operators applying for grant payments from the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund to utilize reclaimed water, defined in the bill, for water-dependent cooling processes at data center and cloud computing cluster operations facilities. The bill gradually increases the reclaimed water utilization requirement at such facilities from 60 percent of all water-dependent cooling processes beginning on July 1, 2027, to 100 percent on and after July 1, 2031.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N 2-A) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB417) - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100086D