Data centers; permit requirements, emission limits for certain engine-generator sets.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 10.1 a section numbered 10.1-1322.6, relating to permit requirements for data centers; emission limits for certain engine-generator sets.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Permit requirements for data centers; emission limits for certain engine-generator sets. Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from issuing an air permit for any application submitted for a data center on or after July 1, 2026, unless the emission limit for each engine-generator, defined in the bill, established by such permit is equal to or less than the emissions achieved by a Tier 4 equivalent engine-generator.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 397 (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
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
John Chilton McAuliffShelly A. SimondsJJ SinghJoshua E. Thomas
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 25, N 15
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 10, N 5
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 61, N 34, X 5
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 16, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 7, N 3
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 397.