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KY-HB856 — AN ACT relating to data centers.

Create a new section of Subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to define terms; require data centers to submit a water feasibility study to the Energy and Environment Cabinet before commencing operations; require all data centers to submit an annual water usage report to the Energy and Environment Cabinet.

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Legal stateOther / status unclearA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionKentuckyState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-1003/10/26: to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

Key findings

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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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Formal policy pathway

S. Stalker

sponsored: S. Stalker

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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 · WaterMD-EO-01.01.2026.16Maryland · Executive actionExecutive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development reviewDisclosure & reportingCA-AB2469California · Enacted or issuedData centers: water use disclosures.Disclosure & reporting · WaterTX-DATA-CENTER-PERMIT-HALT-2026Texas · Executive actionGovernor Abbott directs TCEQ to halt data-center permits pending state auditsDisclosure & reporting · Water
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KY-HB856 evidence graph

AN ACT relating to data centers.

10 nodes · 9 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 4Policy 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 classificationclassified 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 recordKY-HB856AN ACT relating to data cen…KY-HB856: AN ACT relating to data centers.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionKentuckyState policy jurisdictionKentucky: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorS. StalkerpersonS. Stalker: personPolicy familyAN ACT relating to dat…KYAN ACT relating to data centers.: KY

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