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HB 1515

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: February 6, 2026.

Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-1515
Session 2026
Status introduced
Committee Rules
House of Delegates introduced 2026-02-06
Infrastructure / Utilities
Summary

Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium. Prohibits final approval of any application for a rezoning, special exception, special use permit, site plan, or plan of development for the siting of a new data center by a locality until the earlier of (i) the fulfillment of all pending requests for interconnection to distribution service by an electric utility customer that is a data center or (ii) July 1, 2028.

Sponsor
Shin
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-23 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-23 Status introduced
2026-02-06 Latest Action H Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
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