SB 393 VA

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Introduced

Virginia's Great Outdoors Act established; land preservation distributions and appropriations. Creates a data center land preservation tax on and after January 1, 2027, in an amount equal to $3 per square foot of each data center facility footprint, as defined in the bill, and directs no less than $250 million of revenues from the tax to be distributed for various land protection and preservation purposes, including into the Virginia Tribal Commitment Fund, as created in the bill. The bill also repeals provisions requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill or in his amendments to the general appropriation act a recommended appropriation from the general fund, up to $20 million, for land preservation as follows: (i) 80 percent of the unissued credits to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund, of which at least 50 percent must be used for acquisitions with public access; (ii) 10 percent to the Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund; and (iii) 10 percent to the Virginia Farmland and Forestland Preservation Fund.

• Russet Perry Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105162D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 27, 2026 Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
4. Jan 27, 2026 Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 4-N) · upper
5. Feb 3, 2026 Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 10, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

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