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Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; provides for benefits for host communities; sets labor standards for the construction of data centers.

Jun 4, 2026: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; provides for benefits for host communities; sets labor standards for the construction of data centers.

Jun 4, 2026: SUBSTITUTED BY A11560

Large energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Apr 6, 2026: Representative Johnson added as a coauthor

An act relating to sustainable data center deployment

May 29, 2026: Veto of the Governor sustained by a vote of Yeas = 83, Nays = 52

Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and gas rates for residential, commercial, and industrial users; clarifies that certain provisions are applicable to the Long Island power authority.

May 12, 2026: PRINT NUMBER 9144A

Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and gas rates for residential, commercial, and industrial users; clarifies that certain provisions are applicable to the Long Island power authority.

May 12, 2026: print number 10141a

Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals.

May 12, 2026: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

Preapplication filings for large water appropriation projects required, permit application information for large water appropriation projects added, level of environmental review for data centers specified, data centers exempted from making financial contributions to an energy conservation and optimization plan, and other data center provisions modified.

Apr 9, 2026: Author added Jones

Large energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Apr 6, 2026: Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor

Siting of large data centers; site assessment, standards, civil penalties.

Feb 2, 2026: Failed to report from Local Government with amendments (7-Y 7-N 1-A)

Enact the Data Center Accountability and Citizen Protection Act

Jul 28, 2026: Introduced

Prohibits allocation of economic development power to data centers; provides for certain caps on amounts and eligibility for industrial development agency financial assistance; provides for the return of industrial development agency-awarded financial assistance if certain job levels are not maintained within 5 years of project completion; designates the department of environmental conservation as the mandatory lead agency for environmental quality review of any action consuming over 20 megawatts; requires environmental quality review for any action within 10 miles of a federally recognized Indian nation's territory.

May 22, 2026: PRINT NUMBER 9182B

Electrical service; require new data centers to operate as hybrid power data centers

Feb 19, 2026: House Second Readers

In zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.

Jul 12, 2026: Second consideration

Create the Data Center Study Commission

Jun 10, 2026: Recommitted: Energy

HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS

May 30, 2026: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS

May 27, 2026: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

Prohibits allocation of economic development power to data centers; provides for certain caps on amounts and eligibility for industrial development agency financial assistance; provides for the return of industrial development agency-awarded financial assistance if certain job levels are not maintained within 5 years of project completion; designates the department of environmental conservation as the mandatory lead agency for environmental quality review of any action consuming over 20 megawatts; requires environmental quality review for any action within 10 miles of a federally recognized Indian nation's territory.

May 21, 2026: print number 10852b

Require an annual data center load report to the Nebraska Power Review Board, provide powers and duties for public power suppliers, allow and require regulation of data centers, and change provisions relating to regulation of cryptocurrency mining operations

Apr 17, 2026: Provisions/portions of LB1111 amended into LB1010 by AM2422

Moratorium on data centers.

Mar 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Moratorium on data centers.

Mar 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Water resources: data centers.

Jan 22, 2026: Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

Authorization for the public service commission to regulate the siting compatibility for data centers; and to provide a penalty.

Jan 17, 2025: Withdrawn from further consideration

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers.

May 18, 2026: Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

Local government: other; requirements for a moratorium imposed by a local unit of government on large-scale data centers or cryptocurrency mining facilities; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5881'26

Apr 28, 2026: Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/23/2026

AN ACT relating to data centers.

Mar 31, 2026: returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

DCEO-DATA CENTERS

Jun 17, 2026: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers.

May 18, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 961

Data Center Amendments

May 4, 2026: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

Businesses: other; large-scale data center life cycle financial responsibility act; create. Creates new act.

Apr 15, 2026: Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/14/2026

Use tax: exemptions; compliance with enterprise data center construction labor act; require. Amends sec. 4cc of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94cc). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5786'26, HB 5787'26

Apr 15, 2026: Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/14/2026

Use tax: other; requirements for enterprise data centers; modify. Amends sec. 4cc of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94cc).

Apr 15, 2026: Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/14/2026

Certain requirements related to data centers.

Mar 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

To create a buffer zone between a data center and residence, school or house of worship

Jan 29, 2026: To House Energy and Public Works

Data centers sales and use tax exemption modified.

Mar 6, 2025: Author added Zeleznikar

Exemption of data centers modification for sales and use tax

Mar 17, 2026: Author added Boldon

Data Center Development

May 6, 2026: Scrivener's error corrected

Certain requirements related to data centers.

Mar 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Prohibiting nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about a data center from the public.

Mar 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers.

Feb 17, 2026: Left in Finance and Appropriations

Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia

Jan 28, 2026: To House Government Organization

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to data centers.

Jan 13, 2026: Withdrawn.

Data Centers

May 8, 2026: Chapter No. 2026-65

Prohibiting nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about a data center from the public.

Mar 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Data Centers

Mar 11, 2026: Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 484

"Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.

Jun 18, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

"Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.

Jun 4, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee

Providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; establishing the Data Center Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Account and the Pennsylvania Energy Independence Account; providing for clean firm energy requirements, contract filing, commission review, disclosure requirements, backup generation standards, curtailment standards and certification and expedited interconnection for commercial data centers bringing incremental clean firm energy resources; and imposing penalties.

May 20, 2026: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

Requires energy usage plan for proposed artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities to be derived from new clean energy sources.

Mar 16, 2026: Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

Protecting Communities from Data Center Impacts Act of 2026

Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

Jul 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Providing for commercial data center transparency regarding energy use, water use and noise pollution; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and the Office of Attorney General; and imposing civil penalties.

May 13, 2026: Referred to Energy

Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, other data center exemptions provided, and data center energy generation redundancy provided.

Apr 16, 2026: Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals.

Apr 10, 2026: Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 28

Provides relative to permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers

Apr 1, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

Providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; establishing the Data Center Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Account and the Pennsylvania Energy Independence Account; providing for clean firm energy requirements, contract filing, commission review, disclosure requirements, backup generation standards, curtailment standards and certification and expedited interconnection for commercial data centers bringing incremental clean firm energy resources; and imposing penalties.

Mar 31, 2026: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Mar 25, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.

Mar 12, 2026: Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy

Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.

Jun 4, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

AI Data Center Site Selection Transparency Act of 2026

Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] · 9 cosponsors

Apr 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

No Harm Data Centers Act

Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] · 1 cosponsors

Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Data Center Planning and Transparency Act

Feb 13, 2026: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every American and community impacted by the construction or operation of an artificial intelligence data center should have the right to transparency and local autonomy.

Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

Aug 3, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] · 13 cosponsors

Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Imposing a Statewide moratorium on hyperscale data center development and permitting; and providing for enforcement.

Jun 4, 2026: Referred to Local Government

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to the Tennessee Data Center Impact Review Act.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

Data Center Community Impact Act

Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 15 cosponsors

Mar 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Hyperscale data centers; Oklahoma Hyperscale Data Center Directory Act; Oklahoma Corporation Commission; directory; electrical utilities; water providers; effective date.

Feb 12, 2026: Referred to Energy

Data Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026

Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

Aug 13, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Smart Data Center Policy Act

Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

Aug 3, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act

Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · 7 cosponsors

Jul 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for definitions; in computer data center equipment incentive program, providing for certification prohibition; providing for Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development certification and standards; and imposing duties.

Jul 10, 2026: Referred to Finance

In general provisions, providing for pause on data center proposals.

Jun 30, 2026: Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations

In tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for definitions; in computer data center equipment incentive program, providing for certification prohibition; providing for Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development certification and standards; and imposing duties.

Jun 25, 2026: Referred to Finance

Requires data center developers to disclose certain information to public and elected officials before preliminary site plan consideration under MLUL.

Jun 8, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Creates new provisions related to the construction of data centers

May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

Large-Load Data Centers

May 11, 2026: Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Postpone Indefinitely

Data centers provisions modifications

Apr 13, 2026: Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Establishing the Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Artificial Intelligence, Data Center and Emerging Technology Regulatory Sandbox Program; and providing for powers and duties of office and for permits for high impact data centers that have their own power.

Feb 4, 2026: Amended in Senate Committee on Communications & Technology

Data Center Tax Accountability and Disclosure Act of 2026

Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

Jul 21, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Prohibit new data center sales tax exemptions

Mar 25, 2026: Referred to committee: Finance

AN ACT relating to data centers.

Mar 2, 2026: to Committee on Committees (S)

Prohibit new data center sales tax exemptions from being granted

Jun 3, 2026: Referred to committee: Ways and Means

Data Centers, Utilities

May 17, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

Data Center & Utility Modernization

May 7, 2026: House Committee on Energy & Environment Postpone Indefinitely

Various data center exemptions and provisions modifications

Mar 23, 2026: Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to data centers.

Mar 18, 2026: Failed in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to data centers.

Mar 3, 2026: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (no second)

Data centers provisions modification

Feb 26, 2026: Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Certain data centers tax exemption modification

Jan 30, 2025: Referred to Taxes

Approval of Data Center Facilities

Mar 13, 2026: Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.

Mar 3, 2026: Senate committee offered

Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a property tax exemption for certain capital investments.

Feb 10, 2026: Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation

Repealing provisions relating to Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program; and, in general provisions, providing for data centers.

Jun 26, 2026: Referred to Finance

In Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program, further providing for application for certification and for separation of facilities, providing for additional eligibility requirements, further providing for notification, for revocation of certification, for application for certification and for separation of facilities, providing for additional eligibility requirements and further providing for notification and records and for revocation of certification.

Apr 23, 2026: Referred to Finance

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to data centers.

Mar 11, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal

Jan 28, 2026: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

Providing for data center ordinance assistance.

Apr 23, 2026: Referred to Local Government

MUNI CD-DATA CENTER REFERENDUM

May 5, 2026: Referred to Rules Committee

DATA CENTERS-VARIOUS

May 22, 2026: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments.

Mar 5, 2026: Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation

Data Centers

Feb 10, 2026: Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Providing a retail sales and use tax exemption for the construction and equipping of new data centers located in a county east of the Cascades that borders another state and has a population of at least 500,000.

Feb 6, 2026: Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

DATA CENTER-PROPERTY RTS

Jan 14, 2026: Referred to Rules Committee

Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals.

Apr 27, 2026: Resolution adopted in final form.

Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals.

Apr 9, 2026: Resolution adopted in final form.

Limit costs and risks associated with electricity use by data centers and impose a moratorium.

Feb 18, 2026: State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2.

Impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.

Feb 18, 2026: State Affairs Tabled, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 3. S.J. 27

California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: clean energy powerplant projects.

Aug 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Water resources: data centers.

Aug 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments.

Apr 2, 2026: Referred to Revenue & Taxation for concurrence recommendation

Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

Mar 30, 2026: Signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026 S.J. 549

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to the Tennessee Data Center Impact Review Act.

Apr 7, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for

Apr 17, 2026: Enacted

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to data centers.

Mar 24, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee