2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB583: Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within state

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to create economic incentives for data centers to locatewithin the state and further stimulate the state's economy by relying on locally sourced coal-generated electricity. The bill provides salvage value treatment for personal propertyused by qualifying data centers; an exemption from the B&O tax for all coal-generated electricity sold to qualifying data centers; and provides a sales tax exemption for all personal property sold to and used in the construction or maintenance of a qualifying data center.

Bill History

2/24/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/24/2025
To Economic Development then Finance
Senate
2/24/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/24/2025
To Economic Development
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Economic Development(Senate)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197078.1 KB