# Virginia HB641: Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.

Virginia HB641, Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Paul E. Krizek (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB641
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Subcommittee #1
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia's Great Outdoors Act established; data center land conservation tax; land preservation distributions and appropriations. Creates a data center land preservation tax on and after January 1, 2027, in an amount equal to $3 per square foot of each data center facility footprint, as defined in the bill, and directs no less than $250 million of revenues from the tax to be distributed for various land protection and preservation purposes, including into the Virginia Tribal Commitment Fund, as created in the bill. The bill also repeals provisions requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill or in his amendments to the general appropriation act a recommended appropriation from the general fund, up to $20 million, for land preservation as follows: (i) 80 percent of the unissued credits to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund, of which at least 50 percent must be used for acquisitions with public access; (ii) 10 percent to the Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund; and (iii) 10 percent to the Virginia Farmland and Forestland Preservation Fund.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Finance (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #1 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB641) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102661D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231361.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231360.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231361.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231360.PDF)

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- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB641-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).