Virginia State Senator Introduces Data Center Moratorium Bill
The measure would bar state agencies from approving new projects for three years as lawmakers weigh rules for the fast-growing industry.
- Virginia State Senator Russet Perry introduced Senate Bill 843 on Thursday, proposing a three-year moratorium on new data center planning applications starting July 1, 2027.
- Perry argued the industry has grown without guardrails, citing rising electric bills, overtaxed infrastructure, and 765-kilovolt transmission lines threatening schools, churches, and farms across her district.
- Governor Abigail Spanberger released a Data Center Accountability Framework last month, banning non-disclosure agreements and mandating noise regulations, though she stopped short of endorsing a statewide moratorium.
- Industry advocates warn moratoriums could deprive communities of high-wage jobs and tax revenue, with the Data Center Coalition citing $5.34 billion in state and local taxes already generated.
- Statewide moratoriums have already been enacted in New York, Texas, and Oregon as Virginia lawmakers prepare to debate Perry's bill during the 2027 General Assembly session beginning January 13.
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Data center moratorium bills stack up ahead of Virginia legislative session in January – WTOP News
Sen. Russett Perry has filed Senate Bill 843 alongside Sen. Danica Roem, D-Prince William. It would block localities, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the State Corporation Commission (SCC) from approving any data center building permits statewide from July 2027 until July 2030.
Virginia Mercury
Data center moratorium bills stack up ahead of Virginia legislative session in January
Come January, state lawmakers will debate a slate of bills that would halt data center development, including one by Sen. Russett Perry, D-Loudoun, which recommends a three -year moratorium on building the high-powered digital warehouses. Perry has filed Senate Bill 843 alongside Sen. Danica Roem, D-Prince William. It would block localities, the Department of Environmental […]
Virginia state senator introduces data center moratorium bill
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- State Sen. Russet Perry (D-Loudoun) has introduced a bill to be considered during next year’s General Assembly session that she says would pause the approval of new data centers in Virginia for a period of three years, starting July 1, 2027.
State Senator Files Legislation for Three-Year Moratorium on New Data Centers
A state senator representing Virginia's data center alley in Loudoun County has filed a bill for the upcoming GA session that would temporarily pause any new data centers from being approved.
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