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IN-HB 1189 — Labor requirements for data center incentives.
Requires that an agreement between a qualified data center user or quantum computing research, advanced computing, and defense infrastructure network operator and the Indiana economic development corporation for a specific transaction award certificate includes a requirement that the user or operator limit bids or requests for proposals for the project to labor unions or employers that have project labor agreements.
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Randy Novak
sponsored: Randy Novak
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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.Related tracked evidence→IL-HB5513Illinois · Introduced / in committeeHYPERSCALE DATA CENTERSRelated tracked evidence→HR-10102United States · Introduced / in committeeData Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026Related tracked evidence→NJ-A5165New Jersey · Introduced / in committee"End Data Center Tax Credits Act"; reduces tax credits available for Next New Jersey Program.*Related tracked evidence→
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Labor requirements for data center incentives.
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IN-HB 1189classified underJob Creation
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IN-HB 1189classified underTax Incentives
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IN-HB 1189applies inIndiana
Jurisdiction recorded for this source type · Basis: stored source metadata · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IN-HB 1189documented byState
Original source URL stored with the policy record · Basis: primary source link · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗IN-HB 1189sponsoredRandy Novak
Named sponsor in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗IN-HB 1189member of familyLabor requirements for data center incentives.
exact title companion · Basis: exact normalized title within IN, session 2026 · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗