Sources & Citations

State-level measures

68 measures across 39 states

• Arizona · FY2027 budget — Three-year pause on data center sales-tax exemption (In force, 2026-07) azcapitoltimes.com →
• Florida · HB 7031 — Data-center sales-tax exemption rollback (In force, 2025-06) flsenate.gov →
• Florida · SB 484 — Data center ratepayer, water and local-authority law (In force, 2026-06) flgov.com →
• Indiana · HEA 1210 — Local payment in lieu of taxes from data centers (In force, 2026-03) ipm.org →
• Iowa · HF 976 — Limits data-center sales/use tax exemptions (In force, 2025-06) nyemaster.com →
• Kentucky · Executive Order 2026-494 — Data-center screening and permit-denial order (In force, 2026-08) lpm.org →
• Louisiana · Executive Order 26-058 — Ratepayer and Community Protection Initiative (In force, 2026-06) lailluminator.com →
• Maine · LD 713 — Data centers excluded from state tax incentive programs (In force, 2026-04) mainesenate.org →
• Minnesota · HF 16 (2025 1st Special Session) — Data center energy, environmental and tax law (In force, 2025-06) house.mn.gov →
• Nebraska · Executive Order 26-17 — Ends ImagiNE Act tax incentives for new data centers (In force, 2026-07) governor.nebraska.gov →
• New Jersey · Data Center Fair Share Act — Data center ratepayer class and cost obligations (In force, 2026-07) nj.gov →
• Oklahoma · HB 2992 — Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026 (In force, 2026-05) okhouse.gov →
• Oregon · HB 3546 (POWER Act) — Protecting Oregonians With Energy Responsibility Act (In force, 2025-06) olis.oregonlegislature.gov →
• Pennsylvania · Executive Order 2026-05 — GRID Requirements for data center permitting (In force, 2026-08) pa.gov →
• South Dakota · SB 135 — Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens (In force, 2026-03) sdpb.org →
• Tennessee · HB 1847 / SB 2128 — Data Center Cost Responsibility Act (In force, 2026-05) wkrn.com →
• Texas · SB 6 — Large-load interconnection standards and grid curtailment (In force, 2025-06) utilitydive.com →
• Utah · Executive Order 2026-03 — A higher bar for data-center development (In force, 2026-05) governor.utah.gov →
• Virginia · HB 30 (2026 budget) — Data center electricity consumption tax (In force, 2026-06) gtlaw.com →
• Washington · ESSB 6231 — Rolling back data-center tax exemptions (In force, 2026-04) app.leg.wa.gov →
• Illinois · Executive directive — Pause on new data center tax incentives (Paused, 2026-07) dmnews.com →
• New York · Executive Order 62 — Statewide hyperscale data center moratorium (executive) (Paused, 2026-07) governor.ny.gov →
• Ohio · Executive directive — Pause on new data center sales-tax exemptions (Paused, 2026-05) thehill.com →
• Texas · Executive directive (Gov. Abbott) — Freeze on new data center grid connections pending audit (Paused, 2026-08) texastribune.org →
• Alabama · SB 270 — PSC review of large-load data center contracts (Proposed, 2026) afslaw.com →
• Arizona · HB 2756 — Rules for extra high load factor customers (Proposed, 2026) afslaw.com →
• California · SB 887 — CEQA treatment of data centers (Proposed, 2026-05) leginfo.legislature.ca.gov →
• California · SB 886 — Data center tariff and ratepayer protection (Proposed, 2026-01) sd18.senate.ca.gov →
• Delaware · HB 233 (Substitute 1) — Large energy-use facilities bear their own infrastructure costs (Proposed, 2026-06) housedems.delaware.gov →
• Delaware · HB 445 — 100% new energy requirement for large energy-use facilities (Proposed, 2026-06) housedems.delaware.gov →
• Georgia · SB 476 — Elimination of state tax credits reaching data centers (Proposed, 2026-02) afslaw.com →
• Illinois · SB 4016 / HB 5513 — Hyperscale self-generation and water transparency (Proposed, 2026-02) afslaw.com →
• Maryland · SB 596 — Demand response and storage for large-load customers (Proposed, 2026) afslaw.com →
• Michigan · HB 5594-5596 / SB 1018-1020 — Moratorium on new data center approvals (Proposed, 2026-06) legislature.mi.gov →
• Minnesota · HF 5125 / SF 3265 — Repeal data center sales-and-use tax exemption (Proposed, 2026-05) revisor.mn.gov →
• New Mexico · Announced bill (2027 session) — Proposed statewide data center moratorium (Proposed, 2026-08) sourcenm.com →
• New York · S10642 / A11560 — Responsible Data Center Development Act (one-year moratorium) (Proposed, 2026-06) nysenate.gov →
• New York · A 10141 / S 9144 — Three-year halt on data center construction (Proposed, 2025) afslaw.com →
• North Carolina · H 1189 — Datacenter Transparency Act — statewide siting moratorium (Proposed, 2026-04) lrs.sog.unc.edu →
• North Carolina · SB 730 — Ratepayer Protection Act — sound and water standards (Proposed, 2026-06) ncnewsline.com →
• North Carolina · H 1063 — Ratepayer and Resource Protection Act (Proposed, 2026-04) ncleg.gov →
• Ohio · SB 374 — End data center sales-tax exemption (Proposed, 2026) ohiosenate.gov →
• Oklahoma · HB 4424 — Sunset of data center tax incentives (Proposed, 2026) afslaw.com →
• Pennsylvania · SB 1345 — Optional municipal moratorium on high impact data centers (Proposed, 2026-07) palegis.us →
• Pennsylvania · SB 1359 — Statewide three-year hyperscale data center moratorium (Proposed, 2026-06) palegis.us →
• Pennsylvania · HB 2496 — Municipal authority to pause data center proposals (Proposed, 2026-06) palegis.us →
• South Carolina · HJR 5526 — Data Center Moratorium (joint resolution) (Proposed, 2026-04) scstatehouse.gov →
• South Carolina · S 867 — Data Center Development Act (Proposed, 2026-04) scstatehouse.gov →
• South Carolina · S 902 — Data center siting permits through the PSC (Proposed, 2026) scstatehouse.gov →
• Virginia · HB 1515 — Temporary moratorium on local data center approvals (Proposed, 2026-02) lis.virginia.gov →
• Virginia · HB 153 — High Energy Use Facility siting permit (Proposed, 2026-01) virginiamercury.com →
• Washington · HB 2515 — Clean energy procurement and cost obligations (Proposed, 2026) afslaw.com →
• Colorado · SB 26-102 — Large-load data-center conditions (Failed / vetoed, 2026-05) leg.colorado.gov →
• Connecticut · SB 245 — Repeal of data center tax incentives (Failed / vetoed, 2026-05) ctmirror.org →
• Georgia · HB 1012 — One-year data center construction moratorium (Failed / vetoed, 2026-04) wabe.org →
• Georgia · SB 410 — Phase-out of data center tax breaks (Failed / vetoed, 2026-04) georgiawatch.org →
• Indiana · HB 1333 — Conditions and limits on data center tax exemptions (Failed / vetoed, 2026-02) yahoo.com →
• Kansas · SB 531 — Ban on new large data centers in drought counties (Failed / vetoed, 2026-07) servercountry.org →
• Maine · LD 307 — Maine Data Center Coordination Council; temporary limitation on data centers (Failed / vetoed, 2026-04) maine.gov →
• Maryland · HB 120 — Moratorium on construction of new data centers (Failed / vetoed, 2026) mgaleg.maryland.gov →
• Massachusetts · Senate amendment — Proposed one-year data-center moratorium (Failed / vetoed, 2026-07) commonwealthbeacon.org →
• New Hampshire · HB 1265 — One-year data center construction moratorium (Failed / vetoed, 2026-03) legiscan.com →
• Oklahoma · SB 1488 — Moratorium on new data centers until Nov 1 2029 (Failed / vetoed, 2026-05) legiscan.com →
• Rhode Island · S2776 — Data-center grid-cost and water guardrails (Failed / vetoed, 2026-06) webserver.rilegislature.gov →
• South Carolina · H 5286 — Data Center Moratorium (Failed / vetoed, 2026-02) scstatehouse.gov →
• South Dakota · SB 232 — One-year hyperscale data center moratorium (Failed / vetoed, 2026-02) legiscan.com →
• Vermont · S.205 / H.727 — Moratorium on new data centers until 2030 (Failed / vetoed, 2026-05) legislature.vermont.gov →
• Wisconsin · AB 1099 / SB 1061 — Moratorium on operation of data centers (Failed / vetoed, 2026-03) docs.legis.wisconsin.gov →

Local & county measures

280 measures across 43 states