Scope
New Hampshire House Bill 1265 (2026), as introduced, would have provided that no person, business or entity shall begin construction of a new data center in New Hampshire from the act's effective date through one year following, defining a data center as a facility of a large group of networked computer servers used for the remote storage, processing or distribution of large amounts of data, and would have established a legislative committee to study the environmental impact of data centers. The House voted it inexpedient to legislate on 11 March 2026.
- Geographic scope
- New Hampshire
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- New Hampshire General Court
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Never took effect (did not pass)
- Scheduled expiration
- No expiration date recorded
- Ended
- 11 March 2026
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026
About this date
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Summary
New Hampshire House Bill 1265 of 2026 proposed a one-year statewide moratorium on beginning construction of new data centers and a legislative study committee on their environmental impact. The committee recommended inexpedient to legislate by a 15-0 vote, and the House adopted that report by voice vote on 11 March 2026, so the bill did not pass.
What this does not establish
- The record uses the bill as introduced; no amended version was opened.
- The bill never took effect; it does not describe any restriction that applies in New Hampshire.
- The official docket records how the bill ended; it does not establish that any later 2026 or 2027 bill with similar content was or was not filed.
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
Primary source: New Hampshire General Court page on gc.nh.gov
- New Hampshire General Court official bill docket — records the votes and the day the bill ended