Virginia · Legislation

Virginia HB897

Virginia HB897 is in committee.

This bill ties Virginia's existing data center sales tax exemption to new clean energy requirements, including phased bans on carbon-emitting generators and mandates to source energy from clean resources. Data centers that don't meet these environmental and efficiency standards will lose their tax break starting in 2027.

Recorded sponsors: Richard Sullivan, Karen Carnegie, John Chilton McAuliff, Irene Shin.

Official title

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.

Bill details

Stage
In committee
Policy area
Data Centers
Party origin
Democrat
Sponsors
Richard Sullivan, Karen Carnegie, John Chilton McAuliff, Irene Shin
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Focus areas

Topics this bill touches, used to group it with related legislation.

  • Carbon Emissions
  • Renewable Energy
  • Tax Incentives
  • Environmental Review

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How would Virginia HB897 change data-center development in Virginia?

Records current as of . The bill text and legislative history are linked below.