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HB 1515 In Committee

Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium. Prohibits final approval of any application for a rezoning, special exception, special use permit, site plan, or plan of development for the siting of a new data center by a locality until the earlier of (i) the fulfillment of all pending requests for interconnection to distribution service by an electric utility customer that is a data center or (ii) July 1, 2028.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 23, 2026
Last action
Feb 6, 2026 — Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
Session
2026
Momentum
28 · Low