# Virginia SB417: Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.

Virginia SB417, Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Richard H. Stuart (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-02-10 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB417-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB417
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-10, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Richard H. Stuart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (23 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage. Requires data center operators applying for grant payments from the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund to utilize reclaimed water, defined in the bill, for water-dependent cooling processes at data center and cloud computing cluster operations facilities. The bill gradually increases the reclaimed water utilization requirement at such facilities from 60 percent of all water-dependent cooling processes beginning on July 1, 2027, to 100 percent on and after July 1, 2031.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Richard H. Stuart (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 5 | 2 |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-10: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N 2-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB417) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100086D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128524.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089993.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089992.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128524.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089993.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089992.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB417-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).