# Virginia HB2101: Electric utilities; data center cost allocation.

Virginia HB2101, Electric utilities; data center cost allocation., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Labor and Commerce) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2101-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2101
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Electric utilities; data center cost allocation.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Labor and Commerce
- Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Labor and Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Electric utilities; data center cost allocation. Directs the State Corporation Commission to initiate proceedings to determine if the current allocation of costs among different customer classifications of electric utilities requires customers that are not data centers to unreasonably subsidize the costs of customers that are data centers. If the Commission determines that the current allocation of costs requires customers that are not data centers to unreasonably subsidize the costs of customers that are data centers, the bill directs the Commission to promulgate such rules as necessary to eliminate or minimize such unreasonable subsidies to the maximum possible extent. The bill directs the Commission to complete such proceedings prior to January 1, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 5 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-01-30: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #4 (House)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2101) (House)
- 2025-01-14: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104441D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035921.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035920.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015104.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015103.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035921.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035920.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015104.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015103.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2101-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).