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IL-SB3578 — DATA CENTERS-FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

Creates the Data Center Construction by Foreign Adversaries Act. Provides that no foreign company may construct or cause to be constructed a data center in the State unless the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Power Agency, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity conduct a joint study of the energy consumption of the prospective data center and certify to the Governor and the General Assembly that the energy used by the new data center is a new self-generated load and does not affect the…

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionIllinoisState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-02-05Referred to Assignments
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NJ-S4659New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeRequires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.Related tracked evidencePA-SB1345Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.Related tracked evidenceMI-HB 6389Michigan · Introduced / in committeeBusinesses: other; Michigan major digital infrastructure act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6390'26Related tracked evidenceMD-EO-01.01.2026.16Maryland · Executive actionExecutive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development reviewRelated tracked evidence
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DATA CENTERS-FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

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Policy record 1Policy theme 4Documented 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 classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationapplies 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 recordIL-SB3578DATA CENTERS-FOREIGN OWNERS…IL-SB3578: DATA CENTERS-FOREIGN OWNERSHIPPolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…Explicit record textCertification & Standards: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionIllinoisState policy jurisdictionIllinois: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorSally J. Turner and Da…personSally J. Turner and Darby A. Hills Sue Rezin: personPolicy familyDATA CENTERS-FOREIGN O…ILDATA CENTERS-FOREIGN OWNERSHIP: IL

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