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NH-HB1265 — prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.
Tracked record titled “prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers..” Latest source-reported action: H Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 10
What the evidence says
Key findings
Disclosure & reporting · Moratorium
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. Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers.
Peter Schmidt
sponsored: Peter Schmidt
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NH-HB1265 evidence graph
prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.
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NH-HB1265classified underCarbon
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗NH-HB1265classified underEnergy
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗NH-HB1265classified 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 ↗NH-HB1265classified underWater
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗NH-HB1265signals mechanismDisclosure & reporting
Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record text · Basis: deterministic text rule; not a legal conclusion · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗NH-HB1265signals mechanismMoratorium
Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record text · Basis: deterministic text rule; not a legal conclusion · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗NH-HB1265applies inNew Hampshire
Jurisdiction recorded for this source type · Basis: stored source metadata · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗NH-HB1265sponsoredPeter Schmidt
Named sponsor in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗NH-HB1265member of familyprohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.
exact title companion · Basis: exact normalized title within NH, session 2026 · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗