Scope
South Dakota Senate Bill 232 (2026), as introduced, would have imposed a moratorium through 30 June 2027 on any new construction or expansion of a hyperscale data center (a centralized repository for electronic data with a peak electrical demand of fifty megawatts or more), including expansions that would make a smaller data center hyperscale. It was tabled in committee on 18 February 2026.
- Geographic scope
- South Dakota
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- South Dakota Legislature
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Never took effect (did not pass)
- Scheduled expiration
- No expiration date recorded
- Ended
- 18 February 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
South Dakota Senate Bill 232 of 2026 proposed a moratorium, through June 2027, on building or expanding hyperscale data centers of 50 megawatts or more. On 18 February 2026 the Senate State Affairs Committee adopted an amendment, rejected a do-pass motion 3 to 5 and tabled the bill 5 to 3. It did not become law.
What this does not establish
- The record describes the bill as introduced; an amendment (232A) adopted in committee was not opened.
- The end date recorded here is the day the committee tabled the bill; no later action appears in the official index.
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: South Dakota Legislature page on mylrc.sdlegislature.gov
- South Dakota Legislature, 2026 Index, Bill History Report (Senate Bill 232) — Documented last action and death day