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MI-HB 6265 — Businesses: other; water and electricity usage reporting requirements for data centers; provide for. Creates new act.

Businesses: other; water and electricity usage reporting requirements for data centers; provide for. Creates new act.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionMichiganState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-08-27bill electronically reproduced 08/26/2026
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

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How it operates

Disclosure & reporting

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.

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Issues named in the record

Energy · Water

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PA-SB 1408Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act providing for data center transparency; prohibiting certain nondisclosure agreements between public agencies and data centers; providing for data centers and public input; prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General and for energy and water reporting.Disclosure & reporting · Energy · WaterS-5640United States · Introduced / in committeeData Center Transparency Act of 2026Disclosure & reporting · Energy · WaterMD-EO-01.01.2026.16Maryland · Executive actionExecutive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development reviewDisclosure & reportingTX-DATA-CENTER-PERMIT-HALT-2026Texas · Executive actionGovernor Abbott directs TCEQ to halt data-center permits pending state auditsDisclosure & reporting · Water
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MI-HB 6265 evidence graph

Businesses: other; water and electricity usage reporting requirements for data centers; provide for. Creates new act.

9 nodes · 8 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified 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 recordMI-HB 6265Businesses: other; water an…MI-HB 6265: Businesses: other; water and electricity usage reporting requirements for data centers; provide for. Creates new act.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionMichiganState policy jurisdictionMichigan: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorAngela WitwerpersonAngela Witwer: personPolicy familyBusinesses: other; wat…MIBusinesses: other; water and electricity usage reporting requirements for data centers; provide for. Creates new act.: MI

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