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Virginia General Assembly · HB 496 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 623

Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.

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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 62.1-44.38 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes and from data centers. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes and from data centers. Requires any water user required to register water withdrawal and use data to the State Water Control Board that provides water to another person offsite to include in its report, submitted on its regular reporting schedule, the total volume of potable water and, reported separately, the total volume of reclaimed water, as defined in the bill, provided during each month f
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 623 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

12
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Elizabeth R. GuzmanShelly A. Simonds Jessica L. AndersonBonita G. AnthonyNadarius E. ClarkJoshua G. ColeNicole ColeAmy J. LauferDestiny LeVere BollingSam RasoulKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieRozia A. Henson, Jr.

Recorded votes

Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 26, N 13, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 19-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 78, N 19, X 2
Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · F · N 97, X 2
Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 15-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 25, N 15
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Local Government with substitute (11-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 11, N 4
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 74, N 23, X 3
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 20, N 1, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-23 · P · Y 6, N 1, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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