# Virginia SB289: Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations.

Virginia SB289, Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Danica A. Roem (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB289
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Sponsor: Danica A. Roem (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations. Directs the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations that require certain stormwater management techniques for land disturbances related to the construction, expansion, or operation of an enterprise data center operation, as defined in the bill, that is located within one mile of any land owned or operated as a unit of the National Park Service or designated as a Virginia State Park or state forest.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Danica A. Roem (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-01-23 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 10 | 5 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2024-01-31: Impact statement from DPB (SB289) (Senate)
- 2024-01-23: Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-23: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101542D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB289)

## 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB289)

## 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-SB289-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).