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Data center site assessment and sound profile for high energy use facilities (HB153)

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100

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Virginia

2026

Latest Action:

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

Updated:

March 31, 2026

Chamber:

Office of the Governor

This bill requires Virginia local governments to review potential impacts before approving new data centers using 100 megawatts or more of electricity. Applicants must submit a site assessment studying noise and effects on nearby homes and schools within 500 feet. Localities may also request reviews on water, farmland, parks, historic sites, and forests. The serving utility must disclose substations and voltage. These requirements help local governments make informed decisions that fit community plans and zoning rules. Expansions under 100 megawatts are exempt.

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House
Senate
Bill Number 		HB153
Motion Text 		H VOTE:  [source]
Motion Date 		2026-03-14 04:00:00+00:00
Motion Result 		pass
Vote type 		Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Patrick Hope (D) Virginia-1 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adele McClure (D) Virginia-2 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alfonso Lopez (D) Virginia-3 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Charniele Herring (D) Virginia-4 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rip Sullivan (D) Virginia-6 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D) Virginia-7 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Irene Shin (D) Virginia-8 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karrie Delaney (D) Virginia-9 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dan Helmer (D) Virginia-10 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Bulova (D) Virginia-11 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Gretchen Bulova (D) Virginia-11 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Holly Seibold (D) Virginia-12 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Marcus Simon (D) Virginia-13 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Vivian Watts (D) Virginia-14 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Laura Jane Cohen (D) Virginia-15 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Paul Krizek (D) Virginia-16 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Garrett McGuire (D) Virginia-17 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Sickles (D) Virginia-17 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kathy Tran (D) Virginia-18 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
J.R. Henson (D) Virginia-19 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michelle Maldonado (D) Virginia-20 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Josh Thomas (D) Virginia-21 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ian Lovejoy (R) Virginia-22 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Liz Guzmán (D) Virginia-22 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Candi King (D) Virginia-23 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Margaret Franklin (D) Virginia-23 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Luke Torian (D) Virginia-24 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Briana Sewell (D) Virginia-25 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
J.J. Singh (D) Virginia-26 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Atoosa Reaser (D) Virginia-27 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Reid (D) Virginia-28 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Marty Martinez (D) Virginia-29 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Geary Higgins (R) Virginia-30 		Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
John McAuliff (D) Virginia-30 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Delores Oates (R) Virginia-31 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Wiley (R) Virginia-32 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Justin Pence (R) Virginia-33 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tony Wilt (R) Virginia-34 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Runion (R) Virginia-35 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ellen McLaughlin (R) Virginia-36 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Terry Austin (R) Virginia-37 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sam Rasoul (D) Virginia-38 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Will Davis (R) Virginia-39 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe McNamara (R) Virginia-40 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Obenshain (R) Virginia-41 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lily Franklin (D) Virginia-41 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jason Ballard (R) Virginia-42 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Will Morefield (R) Virginia-43 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Israel O'Quinn (R) Virginia-44 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Terry Kilgore (R) Virginia-45 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jed Arnold (R) Virginia-46 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mitchell Cornett (R) Virginia-46 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Wren Williams (R) Virginia-47 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Eric Phillips (R) Virginia-48 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Danny Marshall (R) Virginia-49 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Madison Whittle (R) Virginia-49 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tommy Wright (R) Virginia-50 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Eric Zehr (R) Virginia-51 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Wendell Walker (R) Virginia-52 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tim Griffin (R) Virginia-53 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Katrina Callsen (D) Virginia-54 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Amy Laufer (D) Virginia-55 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tom Garrett (R) Virginia-56 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Owen (R) Virginia-57 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
May Nivar (D) Virginia-57 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rod Willett (D) Virginia-58 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Buddy Fowler (R) Virginia-59 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Scott Wyatt (R) Virginia-60 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Webert (R) Virginia-61 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karen Hamilton (R) Virginia-62 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nick Freitas (R) Virginia-62 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Phil Scott (R) Virginia-63 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Paul Milde (R) Virginia-64 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stacey Carroll (D) Virginia-64 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Josh Cole (D) Virginia-65 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bobby Orrock (R) Virginia-66 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nicole Cole (D) Virginia-66 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Hillary Pugh Kent (R) Virginia-67 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Keith Hodges (R) Virginia-68 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chad Green (R) Virginia-69 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Downey (D) Virginia-69 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Shelly Simonds (D) Virginia-70 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Amanda Batten (R) Virginia-71 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jessica Anderson (D) Virginia-71 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lee Ware (R) Virginia-72 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Leslie Mehta (D) Virginia-73 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Earley (R) Virginia-73 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Cherry (R) Virginia-74 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Carrie Coyner (R) Virginia-75 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lindsey Dougherty (D) Virginia-75 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Debra Gardner (D) Virginia-76 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Charlie Schmidt (D) Virginia-77 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Betsy Carr (D) Virginia-78 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rae Cousins (D) Virginia-79 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Destiny LeVere Bolling (D) Virginia-80 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Delores McQuinn (D) Virginia-81 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kim Adams (D) Virginia-82 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kim Taylor (R) Virginia-82 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Otto Wachsmann (R) Virginia-83 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nadarius Clark (D) Virginia-84 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cia Price (D) Virginia-85 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
A.C. Cordoza (R) Virginia-86 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Virgil Thornton (D) Virginia-86 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeion Ward (D) Virginia-87 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Don Scott (D) Virginia-88 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Baxter Ennis (R) Virginia-89 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kacey Carnegie (D) Virginia-89 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jay Leftwich (R) Virginia-90 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cliff Hayes (D) Virginia-91 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bonita Anthony (D) Virginia-92 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jackie Glass (D) Virginia-93 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Phil Hernandez (D) Virginia-94 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alex Askew (D) Virginia-95 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kelly Fowler (D) Virginia-96 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michael Feggans (D) Virginia-97 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Barry Knight (R) Virginia-98 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Anne Ferrell Tata (R) Virginia-99 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rob Bloxom (R) Virginia-100 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Number 		HB153
Motion Text 		Adopt Conference Committee Report R  [source]
Motion Date 		2026-03-14 04:00:00+00:00
Motion Result 		pass
Vote type 		Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Timmy French (R) Virginia-1 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Obenshain (R) Virginia-2 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Head (R) Virginia-3 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Suetterlein (R) Virginia-4 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Travis Hackworth (R) Virginia-5 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Todd Pillion (R) Virginia-6 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Stanley (R) Virginia-7 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Peake (R) Virginia-8 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tammy Mulchi (R) Virginia-9 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Luther Cifers (R) Virginia-10 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Creigh Deeds (D) Virginia-11 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Glen Sturtevant (R) Virginia-12 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lashrecse Aird (D) Virginia-13 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lamont Bagby (D) Virginia-14 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ghazala Hashmi (D) Virginia-15 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Jones (D) Virginia-15 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) Virginia-16 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Emily Jordan (R) Virginia-17 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Louise Lucas (D) Virginia-18 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Christie Craig (R) Virginia-19 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill DeSteph (R) Virginia-20 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Angelia Graves (D) Virginia-21 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Aaron Rouse (D) Virginia-22 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mamie Locke (D) Virginia-23 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Danny Diggs (R) Virginia-24 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Richard Stuart (R) Virginia-25 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ryan McDougle (R) Virginia-26 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tara Durant (R) Virginia-27 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bryce Reeves (R) Virginia-28 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeremy McPike (D) Virginia-29 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Danica Roem (D) Virginia-30 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Russet Perry (D) Virginia-31 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Kannan Srinivasan (D) Virginia-32 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D) Virginia-33 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Scott Surovell (D) Virginia-34 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dave Marsden (D) Virginia-35 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stella Pekarsky (D) Virginia-36 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Saddam Salim (D) Virginia-37 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jennifer Boysko (D) Virginia-38 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adam Ebbin (D) Virginia-39 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D) Virginia-39 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Barbara Favola (D) Virginia-40 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0

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