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From the archiveSep 15, 2026

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NJ-A5482 was introduced and referred to the Assembly State and Local Government Committee; it would impose a six-month moratorium on approvals, construction, expansion, subsidies, and tax incentives for certain AI data centers and create an Artificial Intelligence Data Center Impact Commission, touching energy, water, ratepayer, siting, and tax-incentive policy (two providers observed the Sep 14, 2026 canonical action date; the official record remains authoritative).NJ-A5482 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

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RM26-4 is an active FERC proceeding on timely, orderly, and equitable interconnection of large loads, including data centers, to the interstate transmission system.RM26-4 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
HR-10005, the Data Center Resource Disclosure Act, sits with the House Energy and Commerce Committee and would address ratepayer, water, carbon, and standards disclosure.HR-10005 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
HR-10321, the Responsible Data Center Siting Act of 2026, remains referred to House Energy and Commerce covering siting, water, and grid reliability topics.HR-10321 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
HR-9442, the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, remains referred to House Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs.HR-9442 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

NJ-A5294, the "Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act," remains in the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee and would set a statewide siting, energy-sourcing, and water-use framework for large-load data centers.NJ-A5294 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

CA-SB1168 on data center rate structures is enrolled and presented to the Governor.CA-SB1168 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

IL-HB5513 remains pending with environmental, water, and energy requirements for hyperscale data centers, including cumulative impact assessments, Water Impact Permits, and ICC reporting.IL-HB5513 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

TX-DATA-CENTER-STANDARDS-2026, a Governor directive, calls for PUCT and ERCOT pre-approval review and audit of proposed data centers on reliability, water, and cost responsibility.TX-DATA-CENTER-STANDARDS-2026 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

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