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WV-HB4854 — Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia

Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionWest VirginiaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-01-28To House Government Organization
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Moratorium

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NJ-A5482New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeEstablishes six month moratorium on approvals, construction, expansion, subsidies, and tax incentives for certain artificial intelligence data centers; creates Artificial Intelligence Data Center Impact Commission.MoratoriumIF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersMoratoriumHR-10169United States · Introduced / in committeeTo prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland.MoratoriumPA-SB1384Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn 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.Moratorium
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Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia

7 nodes · 6 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordWV-HB4854Prohibiting the state or an…WV-HB4854: Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West VirginiaPolicy themeTax IncentivesAI-assisted policy themeTax Incentives: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismMoratoriumText-derived policy signalMoratorium: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionWest VirginiaState policy jurisdictionWest Virginia: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorDillonpersonDillon: personPolicy familyProhibiting the state …WVProhibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia: WV

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