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MT-HB877 — Establish the Montana data center development act

Tracked record titled “Establish the Montana data center development act.” Latest source-reported action: (H) Died in Process

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Legal stateFailed, withdrawn, revoked or supersededA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionMontanaState-source record
Latest recorded action2025-05-20(H) Died in Process
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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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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Establish the Montana data center development act

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Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified 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 recordMT-HB877Establish the Montana data …MT-HB877: Establish the Montana data center development actPolicy themeEnergyAI-assisted policy themeEnergy: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeJob CreationAI-assisted policy themeJob Creation: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: 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 signalJurisdictionMontanaState policy jurisdictionMontana: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorJohn FitzpatrickpersonJohn Fitzpatrick: personPolicy familyEstablish the Montana …MTEstablish the Montana data center development act: MT

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