SB94Introduced in the Senate
Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility.
Introduced by Danica Roem, District 30
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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 SB 130 and is identical to HB 153.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
7 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026
29
Yes
10
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | No |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100739D
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Reported from Local Government with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
Senate committee offered
Incorporates SB130 (Ebbin)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106623D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote)
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Floor offered Senator Roem Amendments
Senator Roem Amendment #1 withdrawn
Reading of amendment #2 waived (Voice Vote)
Senator Roem Amendment #2 agreed to (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 1-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108333D-H1
Read second time
Read third time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Passed House with substitute (80-Y 14-N 0-A)
House substitute rejected by Senate
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate Conferees: Roem, Srinivasan, Stanley
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Thomas, Convirs-Fowler, Wyatt
Conference Report released
Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 4-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB94ER)
Signed by President
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 568 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)
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