HB 607 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Aggregate air pollution; Department of Environmental Quality to study, data center generators.

Summary
Department of Environmental Quality; study of aggregate air pollution; data center generators; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a three-year study to research and model a variety of scenarios regarding aggregate air pollution in areas with a large volume of data centers and provide recommendations for future handling of minor air permits for data center generators and the need for increased air quality monitoring in the Commonwealth. The Department is directed to report its findings and any recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources by October 1, 2029.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 27, 2026
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Jan 23, 2026
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Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
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Jan 22, 2026
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Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
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Jan 13, 2026
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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Amy Laufer
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