Scope
City of St. Louis Board Bill 48 (2026-2027 session), "Data Center Environmental Impact Monitoring", introduced on 18 June 2026, would according to its official summary establish a mandatory environmental monitoring and reporting program for data center buildings. It was referred to the Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee and held in committee on 23 June 2026. It has not been enacted.
- Geographic scope
- City of St. Louis, Missouri
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis
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
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 5 October 2026
Summary
Board Bill 48 in the City of St. Louis, titled Data Center Environmental Impact Monitoring, would set up a mandatory environmental monitoring and reporting program for data center buildings. It was introduced on 18 June 2026 and was held in committee on 23 June 2026, with no later action shown on 1 October 2026. It is a pending proposal and imposes no requirement unless enacted.
What this does not establish
- Proposal only; not enacted. The introduced bill text PDF is excluded by the site's robots.txt and was not opened, so what the program would measure or report is not described.
- Companion bills 49 and 55 were enacted as Ordinances 72181 and 72182 and are separate records.
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.
- Related, not a replacement St. Louis: data center zoning regulations (Ordinance 72181) (In effect)
- Related, not a replacement St. Louis: no city tax incentives for data centers (Ordinance 72182) (In effect)
Sources
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/city-laws/board-bills/boardbill.cfm?bbDetail=true&BBId=16887