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IL-HB5818 — LOC GOVT-DATA CENTER

Amends the Counties Code. Allows a county to establish standards for the construction of data centers by ordinance. Provides that the standards may include, without limitation, the size, height, and design of structures and the number of facilities that may be located within a geographic area. Provides that a county may regulate the siting of data centers in unincorporated areas of the county outside of the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality and may establish other specified standards. Sets forth provisions con…

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionIllinoisState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-10-02Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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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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NJ-S4657New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeModifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers.Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UseMI-HB 6427Michigan · Introduced / in committeeBusinesses: other; Michigan zoning enabling act; make subject to the data center local decision protection act. Amends secs. 205 & 606 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205 & 125.3606). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6426'26Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UsePA-SB1345Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UseS-5653United States · Introduced / in committeeBipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026Siting & permitting · Siting & Land Use
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LOC GOVT-DATA CENTER

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Policy record 1Policy theme 2Policy 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 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 recordIL-HB5818LOC GOVT-DATA CENTERIL-HB5818: LOC GOVT-DATA CENTERPolicy themeCertification & Standa…Explicit record textCertification & Standards: Explicit record textPolicy themeSiting & Land UseExplicit record textSiting & Land Use: Explicit record textPolicy mechanismSiting & permittingText-derived policy signalSiting & permitting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionIllinoisState policy jurisdictionIllinois: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorChristopher DavidsmeyerpersonChristopher Davidsmeyer: personPolicy familyLOC GOVT-DATA CENTERILLOC GOVT-DATA CENTER: IL

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