# Illinois — Data Center Policy Brief

_Generated 2026-08-21 from the Data Center Policy Tracker. Verify every item against its primary source._

## Snapshot
- 9 tracked items: 7 state bills and 2 federal items tied to the state delegation.

## Leading themes
- Water: 7
- Energy: 7
- Siting & Land Use: 6
- Carbon: 4
- Ratepayer: 3
- Grid Reliability: 3
- Certification & Standards: 3
- Job Creation: 1
- Tax Incentives: 1

## Policy mechanisms
- Disclosure & reporting: 3

## Tracked records
- **HR-9825** — Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026 (Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.) — https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9825
- **S-4213** — Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026 (Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S1616-1617)) — https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4213
- **IL-SB4016** — HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa) — https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB4016/2025
- **IL-HB5513** — HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin) — https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/HB5513/2025
- **IL-SB4203** — DCEO-DATA CENTERS (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss) — https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB4203/2025
- **IL-SB2181** — DATA CENTER REPORTING (Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments) — https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB2181/2025
- **IL-HB5755** — MUNI CD-DATA CENTER REFERENDUM (Referred to Rules Committee) — https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/HB5755/2025
- **IL-SB3761** — DATA CENTERS-VARIOUS (Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments) — https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB3761/2025
- **IL-HB4319** — DATA CENTER-PROPERTY RTS (Referred to Rules Committee) — https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/HB4319/2025

## Coverage note
State legislation is title-matched for precision, so this is a high-signal sample rather than a complete census. The tracker does not yet ingest local/county proceedings or all state PUC/PSC dockets.