Scope
New Jersey Senate Bill 4402 (222nd Legislature), the "Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act", as introduced on 4 June 2026, would establish a statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development. It was referred to the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.
- Geographic scope
- New Jersey
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- New Jersey Legislature
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
- 4 June 2026
- Last checked
- 2 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
New Jersey S4402, introduced on 4 June 2026, would set a statewide framework for siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use and environmental impacts of large-load data centers. The official bill history shows only introduction and referral to the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee. The 2026-2027 session continues, so the bill is pending and has no legal effect.
What this does not establish
- The official synopsis is quoted for scope; individual siting and water provisions were not restated.
- New Jersey's 222nd Legislature runs through 2027, so a bill without action is pending, not failed.
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://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S4500/4402_I1.HTM
- Current official bill history (New Jersey Legislature data) current official status reviewed 2 October 2026