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2026 Regular Session

HB1534

Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting

Requiring an owner or operator of a data center to comply with certain standards under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of the Environment to establish by regulation certain sound and vibration controls and requirements for backup power generation for data centers; prohibiting a local approving authority from authorizing the construction of a data center on certain agricultural land; and requiring a certain applicant to submit a certain report to a local approving authority under certain cirucmstances.

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Introduced in House February 13, 2026

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  1. House Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. House First Reading Environment and Transportation
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