Scope
Senate Bill 353 (153rd General Assembly) would establish a moratorium on all applications and approvals for new data centers in Delaware, defined in the bill by a primary purpose of digital-data storage, management, processing or transmission, specified equipment, and use or ability to use 100 megawatts of power or more. During the moratorium no approval of, or permit for, construction of a data center could be granted by the State, a county, a municipality or another government agency, and the General Assembly would convene working groups, hold hearings and commission studies. The bill text says the act would expire on 31 January 2027 unless terminated or extended. It has not been enacted.
- Geographic scope
- Delaware
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- Delaware General Assembly
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not enacted
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- 30 June 2026
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
Delaware Senate Bill 353, introduced on 30 June 2026, proposes a temporary statewide moratorium on applications, approvals and construction permits for new data centers of 100 megawatts or more while the General Assembly studies their impacts. The official bill-detail page shows a motion to suspend the rules to consider the bill failed 6 to 15 on 30 June 2026 and the bill is awaiting consideration in the Senate Executive Committee. It is a proposal, not law.
What this does not establish
- This is an unenacted bill. The moratorium and its 31 January 2027 end date exist only in the bill text.
- The bill-detail page lists volume and chapter and effective date as N/A.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143681&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB353
- Official bill-detail page (status history) status history · 30 June 2026