Data-center policy tracker
Legislation shaping where and how AI infrastructure gets built — siting, power, water, tax, and transparency. Refreshed hourly from LegiScan.
Policy posture by state live
Derived signal — classifies the 254 data-center-specific bills (of 538 tracked) by posture using a transparent keyword method. Source: LegiScan (CC BY 4.0) · methodology
| State | Bill | Title | Latest action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | AB1577 | Data centers: reporting. | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. | 2026-08-13 |
| CA | AB2619 | Water resources: data centers. | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. | 2026-08-13 |
| CA | SB1168 | Data centers: rate structures. | Ordered to third reading. | 2026-08-13 |
| CA | SB58 | Air quality: standard: hydrogen sulfide. | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. | 2026-08-13 |
| CA | SB887 | California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: clean energy powerplant projects. | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. | 2026-08-13 |
| CA | AB2469 | Data centers: water use disclosures. | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. | 2026-08-13 |
| CA | AB2383 | Electricity: data centers. | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. | 2026-08-13 |
| CA | SB886 | California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act. | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. | 2026-08-13 |
| DC | B26-0742 | Contract No. CW133373 with JJ Prime Services, LLC Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2026 | Returned from Mayor | 2026-08-11 |
| DC | B26-0692 | Modification 0001 to Contract No. CW132711 with Total Civil Construction Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2026 | Returned from Mayor | 2026-08-11 |
Showing 10 of 538 tracked bills · source: LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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About U.S. data-center policy & legislation
Data-center growth is increasingly shaped by law: where facilities can be sited, how they access power and water, what they pay in taxes, and how much they must disclose. datacenters.builtfor.ai tracks 538 relevant state and federal bills via LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), refreshed hourly, so the picture reflects the current legislative session rather than a stale snapshot.
Policy and power are tightly linked — utilities, ratepayer impacts, and interconnection rules drive many of these bills. Cross-reference with live grid demand and the facility map. Sourcing and our confidence model are in the methodology.