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| Title | Session | State/Federal | Bill Status | Party | Summary | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Load Customer Regulation Act | Current | Nebraska | in committee | R | Requires public power suppliers to establish standards for interconnecting large load customers inc… | View |
| An Act concerning the development of artificial intelligence data centers. | Current | New Jersey | in committee | R | Requires Board of Public Utilities, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Envi… | View |
| An act concerning the development of thermal energy resources. | Current | Colorado | in committee | D, R | Cites the presence of data centers emitting waste heat as a motivating factor in a bill permitting… | View |
| To increase funding for EMS first responders. | Current | West Virginia | passed both chambers | R | Includes a requirement for certified data centers to pay county service fees (and stipulates that t… | View |
| To require the Public Utility Commission’s approval of agreements to interconnect data centers to t… | Current | Ohio | introduced | D | Requires Public Utility Commission approval to connect data centers to electrical grid. Commission… | View |
| An Act concerning water and energy usage at data centers and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised… | Current | New Jersey | in committee | D | Requires data centers to report water and energy usage and efficiency/sustainability details to Boa… | View |
| An act to add Section 65964.7 to the Government Code, and to add Section 10609.13 to the Water Code… | Current | California | in committee | D | Prohbits the approval of data center construction or expansion until the applicant: (1) has provide… | View |
| Responsible Water Use by Data Centers Act | Current | Ohio | introduced | D | Makes data centers responsible for all infrastructure costs incurred by the water and sewer system… | View |
| Data centers-supply own energy. | Current | Illinois | in committee | R | Urges data centers to provide their own energy. Urges the Illinois Power Agency and the Illinois En… | View |
| No Harm Data Centers Act | Current | Federal | in committee | D | Gives Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sole authority to approve rates and charges for sale of… | View |
| Clean Energy AI Incentivization Act | Current | New Jersey | in committee | R | Directs Board of Public Utilities to establish responsible infrastructure development standards for… | View |
| Resolution requesting the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a working group to study the potent… | Current | Hawaii | in committee | D | Requests that State Energy Office convene a working group to study the potential impacts of large d… | View |
| Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study industrial use of water from… | Current | Louisiana | in committee | R | Requests that Dept. of Conservation and Energy study industrial use of water from Caddo Lake and it… | View |
| Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data… | Current | Idaho | in committee, passed one chamber | cttee only | Prohibits data centers from consuming water for cooling purposes unless the water is supplied by a… | View |
| To amend section 122.175 of the Revised Code to prohibit new data center sales tax exemptions from… | Current | Ohio | introduced | D, R | Ends a data center tax break in October 2027. | View |
| An act concerning data centers; relating to the siting and development of large load data centers;… | Current | Kansas | in committee | cttee only | Prohibits development or operation of new (i.e. no approvals given yet) large load data centers in… | View |
| AN ACT to create 134.44 of the statutes; relating to: moratorium on data centers. | Current | Wisconsin | in committee | D | Establishes a moratorium on operating data centers until a number of conditions are met, including:… | View |
| A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; maintaining certain defined terms for other… | Current | Minnesota | in committee | D | Tightens criteria for data centers eligible for tax breaks: increasing investment requirement in on… | View |
| A bill for an act relating to data centers; modifying the criteria for preapplication evaluations o… | Current | Minnesota | in committee | R | Relaxes data center water usage conditions for preapplications. Exempts large data centers from cle… | View |
| Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data cente… | Current | New Jersey | in committee | D | Requires study into water use impacts of large data centers and analysis of mitigation strategies…. | View |
| Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to p… | Current | New Jersey | in chamber, passed one chamber | D | Requires utilities to create tariffs for data centers to encourage efficiency and protect other use… | View |
| AN ACT relating to taxation; amending Section 63-3622VV, Idaho Code, to revise provisions regarding… | Current | Idaho | passed one chamber | cttee only | Adds two criteria for qualification for data center tax break: ensuring water usage is compatible w… | View |
| To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the effect of data centers on communities… | Current | Federal | in committee | D | [Text not yet available] | View |
| AN ACT relating to high intensity technological infrastructure | Current | Kentucky | in committee | R | Establishes planning permits and minimum standards required for data centers (and similar facilitie… | View |
| AN ACT relating to economic development | Current | Oregon | passed both chambers | D | Excludes data centers from some provisions in a bill creating a fast-track permitting program to en… | View |
| A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring public hearings and certain disclosures p… | Current | Minnesota | in committee | D, R | Requires municipalities to hold at least two public hearings prior approval of rezoning petition et… | View |
| AN ACT concerning Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Construction of Data Centers | Current | Maryland | in committee | D | Prohibits the construction of data centers in certain development districts in Baltimore City. | View |
| AN ACT relating to data centers. | Current | Kentucky | in committee | D | Prohibits public agencies from entering into NDAs regarding data centers beyond what is authorized… | View |
| AN ACT relating to data centers. | Current | Kentucky | in committee | R | Requires data centers on agricultural land to file decommissioning plan to return land to prior sta… | View |
| AN ACT relating to data centers. | Current | Kentucky | in committee | D | Requires data centers to submit water feasibility study proving adequate supply and no adverse effe… | View |
| AN ACT concerning data centers; relating to the sales tax exemption for the construction or remodel… | Current | Kansas | in committee | cttee only | Limits sales tax exemption for data centers data centers to those zoned for industrial or manufactu… | View |
| An act relating to public utilities and carriers — Public Utilities Commission | Current | Rhode Island | in committee | D | Requires that certain data centers fund all costs attributable to their electricity usage. Siting b… | View |
| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotat… | Current | Georgia | in chamber | R | Sunsets a tax break covering in 2028 and meanwhile limits its application to facilities in McIntos… | View |
| An act relating to energy; establishing a moratorium on new data centers; requiring the Public Util… | Current | Minnesota | in committee | D | Requires Public Utility Commission to report on data center development scenarios, including findin… | View |
| A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; maintaining certain defined terms for other… | Current | Minnesota | in chamber | D | Increases investment level required to qualify for a data center tax break from $30M to $250M. | View |
| Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certa… | Current | Idaho | in committee | cttee only | Adds criteria for qualification for a data center tax exemption: confirming water consumption avail… | View |
| A BILL to direct the State Corporation Commission to evaluate the impact of requiring data centers… | Current | died, passed one chamber | D | Directs Corporation Commission to evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use of Tier 2… | View | |
| AN ACT… relative to increases for certain utility rates | Current | Louisiana | in committee | R | Electric public utilities to ensure that no data center costs not fall on household customers. Comm… | View |
| An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness | Current | Massachusetts | in committee, passed one chamber | D, R | Requires new or expanded data centers to use 80% renewable energy; fossil fuel backup generators no… | View |
| AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation | Current | Indiana | enacted | R | Directs the Indiana finance authority to study tax incentives available to data centers along with… | View |
| AN ACT concerning Forest Conservation – Incentives – Pilot Program and Fund | Current | Maryland | in committee | D | Directs the Department of Natural Resources to consider pursuing assessments for loss of forest eco… | View |
| A concurrent resolution supporting next-generation geothermal energy in Arizona. | Current | Arizona | in chamber, passed one chamber | R | Cites the presence of data centers as a motivating factor in a resolution supporting steps towards… | View |
| A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §… | Current | West Virginia | in committee, passed one chamber | R | Cites attracting data centers, among other facilities, as a motivation in a bill facilitating plann… | View |
| An Act relating to data centers. | Current | Oklahoma | in committee | D | Directs commerce commission to create a distinct classification for large energy use facilities; on… | View |
| Kansas Critical Infrastructure Protection Act | Current | Kansas | in committee | R | Prohibits allowing companies access to critical infrastructure if they use cloud service providers… | View |
| Supporting a comprehensive energy and economic strategy for the state. | Current | Alaska | in committee | I | Cites advantages of co-locating energy-intensive industries, including data centers, with hydroelec… | View |
| Louisiana Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2026 | Current | Louisiana | in committee | R | Prohibits allowing companies access to critical infrastructure if they use cloud service providers… | View |
| Critical Infrastructure Protection Act | Current | Nebraska | in committee | D | Prohibits allowing companies access to critical infrastructure if they use cloud service providers… | View |
| An Act Appropriating Monies to the Arizona Commerce Authority | Current | Arizona | died | R | Appropriates $100,000 to the commerce authority to study the economic benefits of small modular rea… | View |
| AN ACT requiring capacity planning in the state 10-year energy strategy. | Current | New Hampshire | died | D, R | Cites data centers as one new sector of the economy to be covered in a new section on electric capa… | View |