# Virginia SB899: High electric demand facility; locality may include in its zoning ordinance water use estimate.

Virginia SB899, High electric demand facility; locality may include in its zoning ordinance water use estimate., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Richard H. Stuart (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Read third time and defeated by Senate (13-Y 26-N 1-A)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB899
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: High electric demand facility; locality may include in its zoning ordinance water use estimate.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-05
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Read third time and defeated by Senate (13-Y 26-N 1-A)
- Sponsor: Richard H. Stuart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (59 yes, 32 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Zoning; data centers; water use. Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions for (i) requiring proposed data center developments to submit water use estimates and (ii) considering water use when making rezoning and special use permit decisions related to data center development.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Read third time and defeated by Senate | fail | 13 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Local Government with substitute | pass | 7 | 6 | 2 |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-01-30: Read third time and defeated by Senate (13-Y 26-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Local Government Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Reported from Local Government with substitute (7-Y 6-N 2-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Committee substitute printed 25106228D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-05: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102484D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031331.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031330.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013751.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013750.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/1031331.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031330.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013751.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013750.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-SB899-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).