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From the archiveSep 18, 2026

Senate bill would bar data centers from opportunity zone tax breaks

S-5418 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance; it would exclude data centers from qualified opportunity zone businesses, narrowing a federal tax-incentive pathway for siting.S-5418 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

No state movement was included in this briefing.

Ongoing broader intelligence

Relevant tracked policies, not necessarily new developments in this edition.

RM26-4 is an active FERC proceeding on 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 in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and addresses energy, water, and ratepayer disclosure.HR-10005 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
HR-9825 (Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026) and HR-10321 (Responsible Data Center Siting Act of 2026) remain referred to House Energy and Commerce.HR-9825 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →HR-10321 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
HR-9629 and HR-9442, addressing community impacts and an AI data center moratorium respectively, remain in committee.HR-9629 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →HR-9442 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

CA-AB2469 on data center water use disclosures is enrolled and presented to the Governor.CA-AB2469 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

IL-HB5513 remains pending, with environmental, water, energy-reporting, and community benefits provisions for hyperscale data centers.IL-HB5513 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

NY-HYPERSCALE-MORATORIUM-2026 (Executive Order 62) holds incomplete discretionary state permits for data centers at or above 50 MW pending a generic environmental impact statement.NY-HYPERSCALE-MORATORIUM-2026 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

TX-DATA-CENTER-STANDARDS-2026 is a governor directive requiring PUCT and ERCOT pre-approval review and audit information on reliability, water, and cost responsibility.TX-DATA-CENTER-STANDARDS-2026 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

Upcoming evidence

Source-linked scheduled items and deadlines, not completed policy movement.

No upcoming evidence was included in this edition.

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