HB 153 — Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility.
VA 20261 session
Siting of data centers; site assessment; high energy use facility. Provides that, prior to any approval of a rezoning application, special exception application, or special use permit for the siting of a new high energy use facility (HEUF), as defined in the bill, a locality shall require that an applicant perform and submit a site assessment to examine the sound profile of the HEUF on residential units and schools located within 500 feet of the HEUF property boundary. The bill also allows a locality to require that a site assessment examine the effect of the proposed facility on (i) ground and surface water resources, (ii) agricultural resources, (iii) parks, (iv) registered historic sites, and (v) forestland on the HEUF site or immediately contiguous land. The provisions of the bill shall not apply to a site with an existing legislative or administrative approval where an applicant is seeking an expansion or modification of an already existing or approved facility and such expansion does not exceed an additional 100 megawatts or more of electrical power. Finally, the bill provides that its provisions shall not be construed to prohibit, limit, or otherwise supersede existing local zoning authority. This bill incorporates HB 511 and is identical to SB 94.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (10)
- Joshua E. Thomas (D, VA) — sponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Dan I. Helmer (D, VA) — cosponsor
- John Chilton McAuliff (D, VA) — cosponsor
- David A. Reid (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Betsy B. Carr (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Sam Rasoul (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Atoosa R. Reaser (D, VA) — cosponsor
- JJ Singh (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (51)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua E. Thomas (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Atoosa R. Reaser (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Betsy B. Carr (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dan I. Helmer (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | David A. Reid (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | JJ Singh (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | John Chilton McAuliff (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Sam Rasoul (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no