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PA-SB 1461 — An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in zoning, providing for hyperscale data centers and public input.

An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in zoning, providing for hyperscale data centers and public input.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionPennsylvaniaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-09-24Referred to Local Government
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

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How it operates

Siting & permitting

Sets where and how a data center can be built, and which authority and reviews can accelerate or block a project.

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Issues named in the record

Siting & Land Use

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PA-SB 1461 evidence graph

An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in zoning, providing for hyperscale data centers and public input.

7 nodes · 6 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summarysignals 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 recordPA-SB 1461An Act amending the act of …PA-SB 1461: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in zoning, providing for hyperscale data centers and public input.Policy themeSiting & Land UseExplicit record textSiting & Land Use: Explicit record textPolicy mechanismSiting & permittingText-derived policy signalSiting & permitting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionPennsylvaniaState policy jurisdictionPennsylvania: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorTracy PennycuickpersonTracy Pennycuick: personPolicy familyAn Act amending the ac…PAAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in zoning, providing for hyperscale data centers and public input.: PA

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