Legislation Tracker
State bills related to data center development, tracked and classified by the Digest using OpenStates data. Sentiment reflects whether a bill favors, restricts, or is neutral toward data center growth.
Alaska
SB 250neutralmedium confidence
An Act relating to data centers; and relating to utility service for data centers.
The bill's title indicates procedural and definitional content relating to utility service arrangements for data centers, without clear evidence of incentives, restrictions, or burdens that would classify it as pro or anti.
Read the full bill text →Arizona
HB 2456promedium confidence
small modular reactors; zoning; co-location
Bill addresses zoning and co-location of small modular reactors with data centers, which would facilitate data center development by providing alternative power infrastructure, though the failed status and lack of specific incentive details prevent higher confidence.
Read the full bill text →California
SB 1168neutralmedium confidence
Data centers: rate structures.
A bill addressing rate structures is procedural and technical in nature, likely establishing how data centers are charged for utilities or services rather than substantively incentivizing or restricting development.
Read the full bill text →SB 887promedium confidence
California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: clean energy powerplant projects.
Bill creates CEQA streamlining pathway for data centers and clean energy projects as 'environmental leadership development projects,' reducing permitting burden and environmental review requirements.
Read the full bill text →AB 2469antihigh confidence
Data centers: water use disclosures.
Water use disclosure requirements impose regulatory burdens and transparency mandates that restrict operational flexibility and may discourage data center development in water-sensitive regions.
Read the full bill text →AB 2619neutralmedium confidence
Water resources: data centers.
Title indicates water resources regulation for data centers but legislative action shows it is still in procedural stages (second reading, amendment, committee referral) without sufficient detail to determine whether restrictions or accommodations are being proposed.
Read the full bill text →AB 1577neutralhigh confidence
Data centers: reporting.
This bill is procedural in nature, requiring reporting on data centers without creating incentives, restrictions, or substantive regulatory changes to development.
Read the full bill text →AB 2383neutralmedium confidence
Electricity: data centers.
The bill title and legislative status provide insufficient detail to determine whether it creates incentives, restrictions, or procedural measures related to data center electricity requirements.
Read the full bill text →Colorado
HB 1030neutralmedium confidence
Data Center & Utility Modernization
Bill title suggests potential modernization benefits but lacks substantive details, and postponement indefinitely prevents assessment of actual provisions.
Read the full bill text →M. Duran·Email not listed·Phone not listed
SB 102neutralhigh confidence
Large-Load Data Centers
The bill's postponement indefinitely indicates procedural action rather than substantive policy content favoring or burdening data center development.
Read the full bill text →C. Kipp·Email not listed·Phone not listed
Delaware
SB 312promedium confidence
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DATA CENTERS.
The bill amends multiple Delaware code titles related to data centers with strong House passage (37-3), suggesting substantive regulatory changes likely designed to facilitate data center development, though the specific amendments cannot be confirmed without bill text details.
Read the full bill text →SB 353antihigh confidence
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.
A moratorium on data center development directly restricts and burdens data center projects by halting or pausing their approval and construction.
Read the full bill text →Illinois
SB 3120neutrallow confidence
DCEO-DATA CENTERS
Bill title and legislative action provide insufficient detail to determine whether the bill incentivizes, restricts, or merely defines/studies data center policy.
Read the full bill text →SB 3830neutralmedium confidence
DATA CENTERS-VARIOUS
The bill title is generic and the latest action shows only procedural amendments and re-referral, providing insufficient substantive detail to determine whether the bill's provisions favor or burden data center development.
Read the full bill text →SB 3761neutralhigh confidence
DATA CENTERS-VARIOUS
The bill title is generic and provides no substantive policy detail; the legislative action indicates procedural re-referral rather than substantive policy provisions, making classification impossible without bill text.
Read the full bill text →SB 2181neutralhigh confidence
DATA CENTER REPORTING
Bill establishes reporting requirements for data centers, which is procedural and definitional in nature without creating incentives, restrictions, or developmental burdens.
Read the full bill text →HB 5513neutralmedium confidence
HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS
The bill title alone and a co-sponsor addition provide insufficient information about the bill's substantive provisions regarding incentives, restrictions, or regulatory changes for hyperscale data centers.
Read the full bill text →SB 4016neutralmedium confidence
HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS
The addition of a co-sponsor is a procedural action that does not reveal the substantive content or provisions of the bill itself.
Read the full bill text →SB 4203neutrallow confidence
DCEO-DATA CENTERS
Adding a co-sponsor provides insufficient information about the bill's substantive content or intent regarding data center development.
Read the full bill text →SB 3578neutralmedium confidence
DATA CENTERS-FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
A bill addressing foreign ownership of data centers is likely procedural or regulatory in nature, clarifying ownership rules without directly incentivizing or restricting data center development itself.
Read the full bill text →Kansas
SB 92promedium confidence
Extending the expiration date for provisions that authorize an electric utility to not offer parallel generation service to certain large load customers and exempt certain large load customers from the determination of the utility's peak demand.
The bill extends exemptions for large load customers (which include data centers) from certain utility service requirements and peak demand determinations, effectively providing preferential treatment that reduces operational burdens and costs for data center operations.
Read the full bill text →Committee on Utilities·Email not listed·Phone not listed
Michigan
SB 1020antihigh confidence
Public utilities: public service commission; moratorium on approvals by the Michigan public service commission of any new enterprise data centers; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii.
The bill establishes a moratorium on Public Service Commission approvals for new enterprise data centers, which directly restricts data center development.
Read the full bill text →SB 1019neutralmedium confidence
Businesses: other; Michigan zoning enabling act; make subject to the data center regulation act. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1018'26
The bill appears to be procedural in nature, establishing regulatory framework and coordination between zoning law and a data center regulation act, without clear incentives or restrictions evident from the title alone.
Read the full bill text →SB 1018antihigh confidence
Businesses: other; moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1019'26
A moratorium on approvals for and operation of new data centers directly restricts data center development and is a burden on the industry.
Read the full bill text →SB 1048antihigh confidence
Public utilities: electric utilities; project labor agreements and prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates; require for certain data center contracts. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii.
Mandating project labor agreements and prevailing wage rates for data center contracts increases operating costs and compliance burdens, making data center development less economically attractive.
Read the full bill text →SB 1050antimedium confidence
Businesses: other; community benefit agreements; require certain data centers to be subject to. Creates new act.
Requiring data centers to be subject to community benefit agreements imposes additional procedural and potentially financial obligations that burden development, though the specific terms and applicability are unclear from the title alone.
Read the full bill text →SB 1051neutralmedium confidence
Businesses: other; Michigan zoning enabling act; make subject to the data center community benefit act. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1050'26
The bill appears to link zoning regulations to a community benefit framework without indicating whether the net effect expands or restricts data center development, requiring examination of the referenced data center community benefit act and SB 1050 to determine actual impact.
Read the full bill text →SB 1047promedium confidence
Public utilities: rates; separate rate class for large-load customers; require. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii.
Creating a separate rate class for large-load customers typically enables favorable utility rates for data centers and other industrial facilities, reducing their operational costs and making development more economically attractive.
Read the full bill text →SB 762antimedium confidence
Energy: other; energy and water usage report requirements for data centers; provide for. Amends sec. 5a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.5a).
Imposing mandatory energy and water usage reporting requirements on data centers creates additional regulatory burden and compliance costs without providing incentives or streamlining benefits to the industry.
Read the full bill text →HB 6135prohigh confidence
Public utilities: rates; large load commercial rates for data centers; establish. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6140'26, HB 6141'26, HB 6137'26, HB 6138'26, HB 6142'26, HB 6139'26
Establishing large load commercial rates for data centers reduces operational costs by creating favorable utility pricing, which is a direct incentive for data center development.
Read the full bill text →HB 6138antihigh confidence
Businesses: other; data center water usage requirements; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135'26, HB 6140'26, HB 6141'26, HB 6137'26, HB 6142'26, HB 6139'26
Bill imposing water usage requirements on data centers represents a regulatory burden and operational restriction on data center development.
Read the full bill text →HB 6142antihigh confidence
Businesses: other; requirements for data center decommissioning, dismantling, and remediation; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10jj. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135'26, HB 6140'26, HB 6141'26, HB 6137'26, HB 6138'26, HB 6139'26
The bill imposes mandatory decommissioning, dismantling, and remediation requirements on data centers, creating compliance burdens and potential financial liabilities that restrict development.
Read the full bill text →HB 6140antimedium confidence
Public employees and officers: other; nondisclosure agreements related to the construction of data centers; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135'26, HB 6141'26, HB 6137'26, HB 6138'26, HB 6142'26, HB 6139'26
Prohibiting nondisclosure agreements related to data center construction increases transparency requirements and potential disclosure obligations that could burden data center developers and their contractors.
Read the full bill text →HB 6137antimedium confidence
Businesses: other; community benefit agreements; require certain data centers to be subject to. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135'26, HB 6136'26, HB 6140'26, HB 6141'26, HB 6138'26, HB 6142'26, HB 6139'26
Requiring data centers to be subject to community benefit agreements imposes additional regulatory obligations and potential costs that burden development, though the specific terms of those agreements are not detailed in the title.
Read the full bill text →HB 6141antihigh confidence
Public utilities: electric utilities; project labor agreements; require for certain data center contracts. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10kk. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135'26, HB 6140'26, HB 6137'26, HB 6138'26, HB 6142'26, HB 6139'26
Requiring project labor agreements for certain data center contracts increases compliance costs and administrative burdens on data center development projects.
Read the full bill text →HB 6136neutralmedium confidence
Businesses: other; Michigan zoning enabling act; make subject to the data center community benefit agreement act. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6137'26
The bill amends zoning enabling act procedures to subject data centers to a community benefit agreement framework, which is procedural and neither clearly incentivizes nor restricts development without knowing the specific requirements of the referenced benefit agreement act.
Read the full bill text →HB 6139antihigh confidence
Construction: permits; acoustic engineering report for data center; require to receive building permit. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 10a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135'26, HB 6140'26, HB 6141'26, HB 6137'26, HB 6138'26, HB 6142'26
Requiring an acoustic engineering report as a condition for data center building permits adds a procedural burden and compliance cost that increases permitting complexity and timeline for data center development.
Read the full bill text →New Hampshire
SB 439neutralmedium confidence
relative to municipal data center zoning.
A bill about municipal data center zoning is procedural and definitional in nature, and without access to the full text, the specific zoning provisions cannot be determined to favor or burden development.
Read the full bill text →New Jersey
A 4945neutralhigh confidence
Requires BPU to conduct study on environmental, infrastructural, and financial impacts of data center development in State.
This bill is a procedural study/task force measure that requires analysis of data center impacts without implementing substantive restrictions or incentives.
Read the full bill text →S 4304neutralhigh confidence
Prohibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.
The bill addresses transparency and disclosure requirements for data center development agreements under the Municipal Land Use Law rather than imposing direct restrictions or incentives on data center development itself.
Read the full bill text →S 4400neutralhigh confidence
Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.
The bill requires a study of data center water effects rather than implementing restrictions or incentives, making it procedural and informational in nature.
Read the full bill text →S 4402antimedium confidence
"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.
The bill's emphasis on establishing a restrictive statewide framework with requirements for energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impact controls suggests regulatory burdens on data center development, though the 'Responsible Development' framing and lack of specific restrictions in the title create some ambiguity.
Read the full bill text →S 4401neutralhigh confidence
Requires BPU to conduct study on environmental, infrastructural, and financial impacts of data center development in State.
The bill mandates a study on data center impacts rather than imposing restrictions or incentives, making it procedural and informational in nature.
Read the full bill text →A 5224antimedium confidence
Requires data center developers to disclose certain information to public and elected officials before preliminary site plan consideration under MLUL.
Mandatory public disclosure requirements before site plan approval add procedural burdens and delays to the development process, though the bill itself does not impose direct prohibitions or fees.
Read the full bill text →A 5294neutralhigh confidence
"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.
The bill establishes a statewide regulatory framework addressing multiple aspects of data center development (siting, energy, water, environmental impacts) without indicating whether it incentivizes or restricts development.
Read the full bill text →Moen, William F., Jr.·Email not listed·Phone not listed
S 4390antihigh confidence
"End Data Center Tax Credits Act"; reduces tax credits available for Next New Jersey Program.*
The bill reduces tax credits for data center development under the Next New Jersey Program, which directly burdens data center projects by removing financial incentives.
Read the full bill text →A 5165antihigh confidence
"End Data Center Tax Credits Act"; reduces tax credits available for Next New Jersey Program.*
Reducing tax credits available for data center development directly burdens data center projects by removing financial incentives that were designed to attract such development.
Read the full bill text →A 4096antihigh confidence
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
Mandatory semi-annual reporting requirements impose compliance burdens and administrative costs on data center operators, creating operational friction even if not explicitly restrictive.
Read the full bill text →A 796antihigh confidence
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.**
The bill imposes special regulatory rules on data centers to protect other utility customers from cost increases, which creates additional compliance burdens and cost-shifting mechanisms that restrict data center development.
Read the full bill text →S 3379antihigh confidence
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
Mandated semi-annual reporting requirements create administrative burdens and compliance costs for data center operators, functioning as a regulatory restriction on operations.
Read the full bill text →New York
A 10141antihigh confidence
Imposes a moratorium on data center permit issuance; and relates to data center rate impacts
The bill imposes a moratorium on data center permit issuance, which directly restricts data center development and is a classic anti-development measure.
Read the full bill text →S 9144antihigh confidence
Imposes a moratorium on data center permit issuance; and relates to data center rate impacts
The bill explicitly imposes a moratorium on data center permit issuance, which directly restricts data center development.
Read the full bill text →S 10487antimedium confidence
Enacts the "data center water stewardship and reuse act"
Water stewardship and reuse requirements typically impose operational constraints and compliance burdens on data centers, though the specific provisions are unknown without full bill text.
Read the full bill text →A 9297prohigh confidence
Provides a host community benefit for customers in a host community where data centers are expanded or placed
The bill establishes host community benefits for data center expansion and placement, which are incentive mechanisms designed to facilitate and encourage data center development by providing financial or other advantages to host communities.
Read the full bill text →A 10852antihigh confidence
Enacts the stop subsidizing data centers act
The title explicitly references 'stop subsidizing data centers,' indicating the bill seeks to eliminate or restrict financial incentives and subsidies that favor data center development.
Read the full bill text →S 9182antihigh confidence
Enacts the stop subsidizing data centers act
The title explicitly references stopping subsidies for data centers, indicating intent to remove favorable financial treatment rather than provide incentives.
Read the full bill text →S 8540antimedium confidence
Establishes the "accountability of costs for data centers act"
The title 'accountability of costs for data centers act' suggests legislation focused on cost responsibility and accountability measures, which typically implies restrictions, fees, or financial burdens on data center operators rather than incentives or streamlining.
Read the full bill text →S 6394neutralmedium confidence
Relates to the regulation of energy consumption by data centers
A bill regulating energy consumption by data centers is procedural/regulatory in nature without clear indication of whether restrictions are burdensome or incentive-based, requiring examination of specific provisions to determine true impact on development.
Read the full bill text →A 9039antimedium confidence
Establishes the "accountability of costs for data centers act"
An 'accountability of costs' act suggests imposing financial responsibility or cost-sharing obligations on data centers, which would burden their development unless the bill specifically exempts or incentivizes them.
Read the full bill text →A 9086antimedium confidence
Relates to the regulation of energy consumption by data centers
A bill regulating energy consumption by data centers suggests imposed restrictions or requirements that would burden operators, though the specific provisions cannot be fully assessed without seeing the full text.
Read the full bill text →A 11560neutralmedium confidence
Enacts the responsible data center development act
Title suggests responsible development framework but without access to specific provisions, cannot determine if it incentivizes or restricts data center activity.
Read the full bill text →S 10642neutralmedium confidence
Enacts the responsible data center development act
The bill title suggests regulatory framework for data centers, but without access to the full text or details of the substituting bill (A11560), the specific provisions cannot be determined to definitively classify it as pro or anti-development.
Read the full bill text →Ohio
HB 957antihigh confidence
Prohibit new data center sales tax exemptions from being granted
Prohibiting new data center sales tax exemptions removes a key financial incentive for data center development, making it less attractive compared to current incentive structures.
Read the full bill text →HB 646neutralhigh confidence
Create the Data Center Study Commission
This is a procedural bill establishing a study commission rather than implementing substantive policy to either promote or restrict data center development.
Read the full bill text →Pennsylvania
HB 2150antihigh confidence
An Act providing for annual reporting of energy consumption and water consumption by data centers; and imposing a penalty.
The bill imposes mandatory annual reporting requirements and penalties on data centers, creating regulatory burdens and compliance costs that restrict operational freedom.
Read the full bill text →HB 2151promedium confidence
An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, providing for data center ordinance
assistance.
The bill provides ordinance assistance to municipalities for data centers, suggesting support for regulatory frameworks that facilitate data center development rather than restrict it.
Read the full bill text →HB 2246antimedium confidence
An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, further providing for State water plan and providing for covered data centers; and promulgating regulations.
The bill amends environmental and water resources law to specifically regulate 'covered data centers,' suggesting new restrictions or compliance requirements related to water usage and planning rather than incentives for development.
Read the full bill text →HB 2516prohigh confidence
An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in comprehensive plan, providing for comprehensive plan element for commercial data centers; and, in zoning, providing for zoning, commercial data centers and agricultural land protections and for zoning, commercial data centers, approval procedure and minimum standards.
The bill establishes a comprehensive planning and zoning framework specifically for commercial data centers, which streamlines permitting by creating designated regulatory pathways and standards rather than imposing restrictions or burdens.
Read the full bill text →HB 2515antihigh confidence
An Act 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.
The bill imposes transparency requirements and civil penalties on commercial data centers regarding energy, water, and noise pollution, creating additional regulatory burdens and compliance costs that restrict development.
Read the full bill text →HB 2533antihigh confidence
An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional moratorium on filing or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.
The bill explicitly provides for optional moratoriums on new high impact data center applications, which restricts data center development by allowing municipalities to pause consideration of new projects.
Read the full bill text →HB 2532antihigh confidence
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, repealing provisions relating to computer data center equipment incentive program; in general provisions, providing for transfer of tax from certain sale of computer data equipment; and establishing a restricted account in the Motor License Fund.
The bill repeals an existing computer data center equipment incentive program and transfers tax authority to sales of such equipment, removing favorable tax treatment previously granted to data centers.
Read the full bill text →HB 2539prohigh confidence
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program, further providing for application for certification, for eligibility requirements relating to Sales and Use Tax Refund Program and for eligibility requirements relating to Sales and Use Tax Exemption Program.
The bill amends tax code provisions to provide sales and use tax refunds and exemptions for computer data center equipment, which are direct financial incentives favorable to data center development.
Read the full bill text →SB 1344antihigh confidence
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, repealing provisions relating to computer data center equipment incentive program; in general provisions, providing for transfer of tax from certain sale of computer data equipment; and establishing a restricted account in the Motor License Fund.
The bill repeals incentive programs for computer data center equipment, removes tax breaks, and transfers tax revenue away from data centers, all of which burden data center development.
Read the full bill text →SB 1359antihigh confidence
An Act imposing a Statewide moratorium on hyperscale data center development and permitting; and providing for enforcement.
The bill explicitly imposes a statewide moratorium on hyperscale data center development and permitting, which directly restricts and burdens data center development.
Read the full bill text →HB 2650neutralmedium confidence
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, 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.
The bill amends tax credit administration and creates certification standards and prohibitions for data center incentives, but without seeing the specific provisions, it's unclear whether the net effect is to encourage or restrict data center development.
Read the full bill text →HB 2198antimedium confidence
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, repealing provisions relating to Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program; and, in general provisions, providing for data centers.
The bill repeals the Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program, removing a tax incentive favorable to data center development, though the reference to 'providing for data centers' creates some ambiguity about offsetting provisions.
Read the full bill text →HB 2359prohigh confidence
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment, collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and penalties," in computer data center equipment incentive program, further providing for definitions, for application for certification, for eligibility requirements relating to sales and use tax refund program, for notification, for eligibility requirements relating to sales and use tax exemption program and for notification and records.
Bill amends tax code to provide sales and use tax refunds and exemptions for computer data center equipment, which are direct financial incentives favorable to data center development.
Read the full bill text →HB 2496antihigh confidence
An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, providing for pause on data center proposals.
The bill explicitly provides for a 'pause on data center proposals,' which is a restriction on data center development projects.
Read the full bill text →SB 1345antihigh confidence
An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional moratorium on filing or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.
The bill explicitly provides municipalities with authority to impose moratoriums on new high impact data center applications, which directly restricts data center development.
Read the full bill text →Tennessee
SB 2128prohigh confidence
Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, generally prohibits a municipality or electric utility to pay or absorb the cost of electrical infrastructure incurred to serve a data center; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65.
By prohibiting municipalities and utilities from absorbing electrical infrastructure costs for data centers, the bill shifts those costs away from data center operators, reducing their development burden and making projects more financially attractive.
Read the full bill text →HB 1847prohigh confidence
Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, generally prohibits a municipality or electric utility to pay or absorb the cost of electrical infrastructure incurred to serve a data center; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65.
By prohibiting municipalities and utilities from absorbing electrical infrastructure costs for data centers, the bill shifts those costs away from data center developers, reducing their financial burden and making data center projects more economically attractive.
Read the full bill text →Vermont
H 727promedium confidence
An act relating to sustainable data center deployment
The bill's title emphasizes 'sustainable deployment' suggesting regulatory support for data centers, though the sustained gubernatorial veto and close vote margin indicate significant legislative opposition that prevents definitive classification without reviewing the bill's specific provisions.
Read the full bill text →West Virginia
HB 4983prohigh confidence
Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center
The bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to establish certification processes for microgrid districts and high-impact data centers, which facilitates regulatory recognition and presumably streamlined development pathways for data center projects.
Read the full bill text →Source: OpenStates. Sentiment classification generated by Claude based on bill title and latest legislative action. Sponsor contact information is public record sourced from official state legislature websites.