Data Center Moratorium

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A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROHIBIT GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES OF THIS STATE, COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM ACCEPTING OR TAKING ANY ACTION ON PERMITS OR APPLICATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS UNTIL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ESTABLISHES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR NEW DATA CENTERS IN THIS STATE, AND TO DEFINE "DATA CENTER."

Chamber: House
Introduced: Apr 14, 2026
Last action: Apr 14, 2026 — Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 27 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 180 days quiet

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