SB553Introduced in the Senate
Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.
Introduced by Kannan Srinivasan, District 32
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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 for each of the following categories: (i) a data center with an air permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality and (ii) to the extent available without utility billing system modifications, (a) domestic purposes, (b) commercial and industrial purposes, separately or combined as available, and (c) all other non-categorized purposes. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 496.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0896)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
6 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 22-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026
74
Yes
22
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104013D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
Senate committee offered
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
Committee substitute printed 26106999D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 3-N 1-A)
Committee substitute printed 26108661D-H1
Read second time
Read third time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Passed House with substitute (81-Y 18-N 0-A)
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553)
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate Conferees: Marsden, Srinivasan, Stuart
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Guzman, Lopez, Morefield
Conference Report released
Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 22-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB553ER)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 896 (Effective 1/1/2027)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0896)
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