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| Scope | Authority | Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Stage | Effective | Timing | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Memphis, Tennessee Tennessee | Memphis City Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Memphis: proposed temporary data center permit moratorium (Ord. 5982) Primary source |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee Tennessee | Memphis City Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Memphis: proposed large-scale data center development standards (Ord. 5986) Primary source |
| City of Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts | Boston City Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Boston: proposed council order on a zoning text amendment to prohibit data centers (Docket 2026-1718) Primary source |
| City of Oakland, California California | Oakland City Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Oakland: proposed interim urgency moratorium on data center entitlements (file 27-0050) Primary source |
| Massachusetts Massachusetts | Massachusetts General Court Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Reporting | Not enacted | None scheduled | HD.6293 physical AI infrastructure (data center) transparency provisions (filed petition) Primary source |
| Baltimore City, Maryland Maryland | Baltimore City Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Baltimore City: proposed data center over 5 MW moratorium (Bill 26-0217) Primary source |
| Massachusetts Massachusetts | Massachusetts General Court Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | S.3166 conditions on the qualified data center exemption Primary source |
| Delaware Delaware | Delaware General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 353 (2026): proposed statewide data center moratorium Primary source |
| New Jersey New Jersey | New Jersey Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act (introduced) Primary source |
| Baltimore City, Maryland Maryland | Baltimore City Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Baltimore City: proposed data center conditional use with health equity assessment (Bill 26-0174) Primary source |
| Massachusetts Massachusetts | Massachusetts General Court Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | HD.5404 data center electricity cost petition Primary source |
| Alaska Alaska | Alaska State Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | CSSB 250 data center utility-cost and contract bill (passed Senate only) Primary source |
| Chicago, Illinois Illinois | Chicago City Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | City of Chicago: proposed zoning rules for electronic data storage centers Primary source |
| Illinois Illinois | Illinois General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5513 on hyperscale data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Illinois Illinois | Illinois General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | Senate Bill 4016 on hyperscale data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Louisville/Jefferson County Metro, Kentucky Kentucky | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro: proposed Land Development Code data center amendments Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5396 of 2025 to repeal the data center sales tax exemption (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5397 of 2025 to repeal the data center use tax exemption (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Proposal | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5399 of 2025, data center nondisclosure agreement prohibition act (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5594 of 2026 for a moratorium on new data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5595 of 2026 for a moratorium on MPSC approvals of new enterprise data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5776 of 2026 on property tax exemption for public university data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5777 of 2026, large-scale data center life cycle financial responsibility act (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5787 of 2026 tying the data center sales tax exemption to a construction labor act (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5882 of 2026, data center planning and responsibility act on local moratoriums (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 5982 of 2026 requiring contested cases for data center utility contracts (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 6135 of 2026 on large-load electric rates for data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Construction | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 6137 of 2026, data center community benefit agreement act (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Construction | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 6138 of 2026, data center water regulation act (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Proposal | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 6140 of 2026, data center transparency act on nondisclosure agreements (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Reporting | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 6265 of 2026, data center reporting act (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | Senate Bill 1018 of 2026 for a moratorium on new data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Senate Bill 1020 of 2026 for a moratorium on MPSC approvals of new enterprise data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Senate Bill 1179 of 2026, data center transparency and accountability act (pending) Primary source |
| Michigan Michigan | Michigan Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Reporting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Senate Bill 762 of 2025 on public reports of data center water and energy use (pending) Primary source |
| City of St. Louis, Missouri Missouri | Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | St. Louis: proposed data center environmental monitoring (Board Bill 48) Primary source |
| North Carolina North Carolina | North Carolina General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | H 1002 (2025 Session): Rate Payer Protection Act (pending in committee) Primary source |
| North Carolina North Carolina | North Carolina General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | H 1063 (2025 Session): Ratepayer and Resource Protection Act (pending in committee) Primary source |
| North Carolina North Carolina | North Carolina General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | H 1180 (2025 Session): Data Center Amendments (pending in committee) Primary source |
| North Carolina North Carolina | North Carolina General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | H 1189 (2025 Session): Datacenter Transparency Act (pending in committee) Primary source |
| North Carolina North Carolina | North Carolina General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | Senate Bill 730 (2025-2026): Ratepayer Protection Act with data center siting and operation requirements (pending) Primary source |
| New York New York | New York State Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Data center permit moratorium bill (in committee) Primary source |
| New York New York | New York State Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | Bill to repeal the Internet data center sales tax exemption Primary source |
| New York New York | New York State Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Responsible Data Center Development Act (passed both houses, not signed) Primary source |
| New York New York | New York State Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | A9039-B/S8540-A Accountability of Costs for Data Centers Act (pending bill) Primary source |
| New York New York | New York State Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | Sustainable Data Centers Act (in committee) Primary source |
| New York New York | New York State Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | Data center grid modernization surcharge bill (in committee) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | H.B. 646 Data Center Study Commission bill (pending) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 706 (2026) on minimum requirements for data center customers (pending) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 710 (2026) to prohibit public support for and limit construction of new data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Reporting | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 784 (2026) on data center water consumption reports (pending) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 957 (2026) to prohibit new data center sales tax exemptions (pending) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | H.B. 983 Data Center Accountability and Citizen Protection Act (introduced) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | House Bill 999 (2026) to prohibit property tax exemptions for data centers (pending) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | S.B. 374 bill to stop new data center sales tax exemptions (pending) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | Senate Bill 378 (2026), Responsible Water Use by Data Centers Act (pending) Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Ohio General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Interconnection | Not enacted | None scheduled | Senate Bill 381 (2026) requiring PUCO approval of data center grid interconnection agreements (pending) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 1667 omnibus with data center incentive repeal (pending concurrence) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 1834 commercial data center regulation (passed House) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Reporting | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 2150 data center energy and water reporting bill (pending) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Proposal | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 2151 data center ordinance assistance bill (pending) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 2198 repeal of the data center equipment incentive (passed House) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 2359 changes to the data center equipment incentive (passed House) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 2496 municipal pause on data center proposals (passed House) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Reporting | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 2515 commercial data center energy, water and noise transparency bill (pending) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 2650 data center certification prohibition and GRID standards (passed House) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 2760 data center water supply restoration bill (pending) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 1345 optional municipal moratorium on high impact data center applications (pending) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 1359 statewide hyperscale data center moratorium (in committee) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Proposal | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 1408 public agency nondisclosure agreements with data centers bill (pending) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 939 AI, data center and emerging technology regulatory sandbox bill (pending) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 991 data center siting permitting process bill (pending) Primary source |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee Tennessee | Memphis City Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | Memphis: Ordinance 5985 large-load district proposal on the October 6 agenda Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 1132 (2026): local use of data center tax revenue for residential energy programs (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 1515 (2026): proposed temporary pause on local data center approvals (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 503 (2026): recovering data-center-driven utility costs from data center customers (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 591 (2026): statement of Commonwealth policy on data centers (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 607 (2026): DEQ study of aggregate air pollution from data center generators (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | HB 641 (2026): data center land preservation tax (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 336 (2026): SCC evaluation of data center generator tiers (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 393 (2026): data center land preservation tax (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 417 (2026): reclaimed-water condition for Cloud Computing Cluster grants (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Operation | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 466 (2026): distribution infrastructure costs for data centers (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Construction | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 521 (2026): rainwater harvesting at new or expanded data centers (carried over) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Incentive | Not enacted | None scheduled | SB 93 (2026): data center sales-tax exemption where a tenant is a bank (carried over) Primary source |
| Washington Washington | Washington State Legislature Legislature | State | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | More than one stage | Not enacted | None scheduled | E2SHB 2515 data center (emerging large energy use facility) bill (passed House only) Primary source |
| City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin | Milwaukee Common Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Milwaukee: proposed one-year pause on data center applications (File 251924) Primary source |
| City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin | Milwaukee Common Council Local government | Local | Legislation introduced (any outcome) | Proposed | Permitting | Not enacted | None scheduled | Milwaukee: proposed data center zoning standards (File 260142) Primary source |
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