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MI-SB 1018 — Businesses: other; moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1019'26
Businesses: other; moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1019'26
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Key findings
Moratorium
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Jim Runestad
sponsored: Jim Runestad
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MI-SB 1018 evidence graph
Businesses: other; moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1019'26
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MI-SB 1018classified underSiting & Land Use
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗MI-SB 1018signals mechanismMoratorium
Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record text · Basis: deterministic text rule; not a legal conclusion · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗MI-SB 1018applies inMichigan
Jurisdiction recorded for this source type · Basis: stored source metadata · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗MI-SB 1018documented byState
Original source URL stored with the policy record · Basis: primary source link · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗MI-SB 1018sponsoredJim Runestad
Named sponsor in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗MI-SB 1018member of familyBusinesses: other; moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1019'26
exact title companion · Basis: exact normalized title within MI, session 2025-2026 · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗