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 251 data-center-specific bills (of 589 tracked) by posture using a transparent keyword method. Source: LegiScan (CC BY 4.0) · methodology
| State | Bill | Title | Latest action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | HB6415 | Use tax: exemptions; sharing of information regarding certain exemptions; provide for. Amends sec. 4cc of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94cc). | Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/24/2026 | 2026-09-29 |
| MI | HB6416 | Sales tax: exemptions; sharing of information regarding certain exemptions; provide for. Amends sec. 4ee of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54ee). | Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/24/2026 | 2026-09-29 |
| MI | HB6389 | Businesses: other; Michigan major digital infrastructure act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6390'26 | Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/24/2026 | 2026-09-29 |
| MI | HB6391 | Businesses: other; siting requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6388'26 | Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/24/2026 | 2026-09-29 |
| MI | HB6388 | Businesses: other; Michigan zoning enabling act; make subject to the data center siting and community protection act. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6391'26 | Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/24/2026 | 2026-09-29 |
| PA | HB2535 | Providing for the public safety regulation of large load users; requiring the submission of emergency operations plans and generalized infrastructure inventories as a condition of occupancy; protecting confidential security information; and providing for enforcement and penalties. | Removed from table | 2026-09-28 |
| CA | SB327 | Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities. | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 645, Statutes of 2026. | 2026-09-27 |
| PA | SB1442 | Prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General. | Referred to Judiciary | 2026-09-25 |
| PA | HB2828 | Providing for tariffs for large computational load customers and for emergency load control procedures during regional resource adequacy shortfalls; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. | Referred to Energy | 2026-09-25 |
| PA | HR630 | Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on data center decommissioning in Pennsylvania and provide recommendations. | Referred to Energy | 2026-09-24 |
Showing 10 of 589 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 589 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.