# 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 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Richard H. Stuart (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB417-2027
- 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: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Richard H. Stuart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- 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

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 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.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB417)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230221.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230220.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB417)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230221.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230220.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-SB417-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).