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119th Congress · current

Total bills183

Introduced39 In Committee104 Floor9 Enacted17

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IA-HF 2690 · 2025-2026 session · Introduced / in committee

A bill for an act relating to water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 2447.)

Mar 12, 2026 ›VA-HB897 · 2026 session · Introduced / in committee

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

Mar 3, 2026 ›IA-HF 2447 · 2025-2026 session · Introduced / in committee

A bill for an act relating to water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2690.)

Feb 23, 2026 ›NJ-A1170 · 2026-2027 session · Introduced / in committee

Requires submission of energy usage plan to BPU for proposed artificial intelligence data centers; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers to be derived from new clean energy sources.

Jan 13, 2026 ›CA-AB222 · 2025-2026 session · Introduced / in committee

Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.

Aug 29, 2025 ›VA-EO-22 · Executive action

EO-22 Establishing New Nation-Leading Standards and Initiatives to Implement the Virginia Data Center Accountability Framework and Responding to Unprecedented Risk From Artificial Intelligence

Action date not reported ›CA governor action · Official announcement

Governor Newsom signs most comprehensive data center laws in the nation, providing communities more control on water, electricity, and land use

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MD-EO-01.01.2026.16 · Executive action

Requires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.

Oct 1, 2026 ›

IF13306 · Research or guidance

Businesses: other; energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluation requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.

Aug 27, 2026 ›

PA-EO-2026-05 · Executive action

Requires BPU to conduct study on environmental, infrastructural, and financial impacts of data center development in State.

Jun 4, 2026 ›

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A bill for an act relating to water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 2447.)

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

A bill for an act relating to water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2690.)

Requires submission of energy usage plan to BPU for proposed artificial intelligence data centers; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers to be derived from new clean energy sources.

Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.

EO-22 Establishing New Nation-Leading Standards and Initiatives to Implement the Virginia Data Center Accountability Framework and Responding to Unprecedented Risk From Artificial Intelligence

Governor Newsom signs most comprehensive data center laws in the nation, providing communities more control on water, electricity, and land use

Executive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development review

Establishes a grid modernization surcharge

Order Establishing the Nevada Standard for Responsible Data Center Development

Requires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.

Congressional Authority to Regulate Data Centers

Responsible Data Center Siting Act of 2026

Data Centers and the Electricity Grid: Frequently Asked Questions

Businesses: other; energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluation requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.

Executive Order 2026-05: Responsible Infrastructure Development requirements for data centers

Texas data-center standards and pre-approval audit requirements

Michigan Affordable and Responsible Growth Action Plan for data centers

Protecting Communities from Data Center Impacts Act of 2026

Requires BPU to conduct study on environmental, infrastructural, and financial impacts of data center development in State.