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PA-SB 1442 — An Act prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General.
An Act prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General.
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Moratorium
Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers.
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PENNYCUICK
sponsored: PENNYCUICK
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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.Moratorium→S-5658United States · Introduced / in committeeA bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes.Moratorium→NJ-A5482New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeEstablishes six month moratorium on approvals, construction, expansion, subsidies, and tax incentives for certain artificial intelligence data centers; creates Artificial Intelligence Data Center Impact Commission.Moratorium→IF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersMoratorium→
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PA-SB 1442 evidence graph
An Act prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General.
Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
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PA-SB 1442classified 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 ↗PA-SB 1442signals mechanismMoratorium
Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record text · Basis: deterministic text rule; not a legal conclusion · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗PA-SB 1442applies inPennsylvania
Jurisdiction recorded for this source type · Basis: stored source metadata · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗PA-SB 1442documented byState
Original source URL stored with the policy record · Basis: primary source link · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗PA-SB 1442sponsoredPENNYCUICK
Named sponsor in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗PA-SB 1442member of familyAn Act prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General.
exact title companion · Basis: exact normalized title within PA, session 2025-2026 · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗