SB553
Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 18, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553)
Chief Patron:
Kannan Srinivasan (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Certain data from water users; water use consumption of data centers.
Requires any water user that (i) provides water to a data center, as defined in relevant law, with an air permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality and (ii) is required to register certain water withdrawal and use data with the State Water Control Board to report to the ... (More) Board the total volume of water, including the portion that is reclaimed water, provided during each month to a data center during the reporting period. The bill provides that if water provided to a data center is not measured on a monthly basis, the amount provided during each quarter shall be provided to the Board. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104013D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106999D-S1
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/25/2026 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108661D-H1
- 02/27/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/02/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/02/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (81-Y 18-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/05/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Marsden, Srinivasan, Stuart
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Guzman, Lopez, Morefield
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109885D-S2
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 22-N 0-A)
- 03/18/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB553)
