South Carolina

Senate Bill 724 (2026) "Commercial Data Center Water Usage Report" (did not pass)

Legislation introduced (any outcome)

Did not pass This measure did not pass.

Scope

South Carolina Senate Bill 724 of the 126th General Assembly ("Commercial Data Center Water Usage Report") would have required commercial data centers using three million gallons of water a month to report their water use annually to the Department of Environmental Services. It was not enacted before the regular session adjourned sine die on 14 May 2026.

Geographic scope
South Carolina
Jurisdiction
State
Authority type
Legislature
Issuing authority
South Carolina General Assembly

Dates

Adopted
No adoption day is recorded
Effective
Never took effect (did not pass)
Scheduled expiration
None scheduled
Ended
14 May 2026
Completion condition
None stated
Source document
The source page states no document date
Last checked
23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)

Summary

South Carolina Senate Bill 724 of 2026, summarised by the General Assembly as "Commercial Data Center Water Usage Report", would have required commercial data centers using three million gallons of water a month to report their water use annually to the Department of Environmental Services. The official bill page still shows it "Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary", and both chambers adjourned the 2026 regular session sine die on 14 May 2026, so it did not become law.

What this does not establish

  • The end date recorded here is the sine die adjournment of the 2026 regular session recorded in both chambers' journals; the concurrent sine die resolution permitting limited later sessions was not opened, and no later action appears on the bill page.
  • The bill text was read only for its title and caption.

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

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/724.htm

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