Before you vote › Virginia › State bills

HB 323 (20261): Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.

['2026 Virginia General Assembly', 'regular session'] · filed 2026-04-13 · Latest: Approved by the Governor

virginiastate-bill

Official title / description

Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.

Plain summary

Needs sources: no official nonpartisan summary has been published yet. Read the full text. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and the governor signs it (or does not veto it), it becomes Virginia law.

A “Nay” vote

If it does not pass, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.

Source: Virginia Legislature bill page (text, history, votes)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Officials and money

Authors: Delegate/Senator Sullivan

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Agencies named in this bill

Department of Energy: its federal spending and other bills that name it

Found automatically: the agency's full official name appears in the bill title. A bill can affect agencies it does not name, so this list may be incomplete.

Words on this page, explained (1)

Veto: The power of a president or governor to reject a bill passed by the legislature. Lawmakers can override a veto with a large enough vote (two-thirds of each chamber in Congress).

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Virginia Legislature bill page (text, history, votes)
Open States bill page
Data: Virginia 2026 session bills (Virginia LIS public BILLS.CSV) <https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/lisfiles/20261/BILLS.CSV> (date and status are the last action shown there)

Record st-va-20261-hb323 · catalog st-va-lis-bills · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol va-bills