Virginia's HB1122 would limit local control over data centers

Piedmont Environmental Council (John McCarthy) is urging supporters to oppose House Bill 1122 ahead of a committee vote on Friday, Feb. 13 at 9:00 a.m. in the House Counties, Cities and Towns committee.

• Main action:PECVA (John McCarthy) is issuing an urgent call-to-action asking readers to write and call their state delegates to oppose HB1122 (Del. David Reid) before the committee vote on Feb. 13, 9 a.m., because the bill would expand ‘vested rights’ and allow previously approved projects to ignore updated zoning, stormwater, and other land-use regulations, including for data centers. The email provides an online action form link and a committee contact link for immediate outreach.
• Background and details: The message is an advocacy call (not a legislative text) describing that HB1122 would exempt prior approvals from current zoning and could impose liability for local governments (attorneys’ fees and other costs) when they attempt to apply new standards; it clarifies the bill applies to current or future approved projects (but not projects already built). The email includes links to the bill page (lis.virginia.gov), the action form (secure.everyaction.com), and the House committee page.