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SB 521Session 2027SenateIn committee

Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.

Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems. Requires any new construction or substantial expansion, as defined in the bill, of a data center, as defined in the bill, to (i) include a rainwater harvesting system sufficient to capture rainwater runoff from at least 30 percent of the total roof surface area of such data center and (ii) use such harvested rainwater for non-potable water needs, as defined in the bill, including irrigation or the dissipation of heat from any component of such data center. The bill also requires any such system to be designed, installed, and periodically inspected by a person certified by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering and authorizes the State Board of Health to promulgate regulations in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Quality as necessary to effectuate the provisions of the bill.

Latest development · Jul 21, 2026

Continued from last session

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2027
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Latest passage
Date unavailable
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Primary sponsorR. Creigh Deeds

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  1. Jul 21, 2026

    Continued from last session

    Senate
  2. Feb 3, 2026

    Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 2-N)

    Senate
  3. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate subcommittee offered

    Senate
  4. Feb 3, 2026

    Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  5. Jan 23, 2026

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB521)

    Senate
  6. Jan 13, 2026

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  7. Jan 13, 2026

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102641D

    FilingIntroductionSenate

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