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HB1059Introduced in the House

Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026; enact

IntroducedHouse Technology and Infrastructure Innovation

Introduced by Derrick Jackson, District 68

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public utilities and public transportation, so as to enact the "Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026"; to prohibit the construction or development of new data centers for a specified time; to establish the Data Center Impact Assessment Commission; to provide for membership, terms, meetings, and compensation of such committee; to provide an effective date; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Where it stands

House Second Readers

February 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. House Hopper

  2. House First Readers

  3. House Second Readers

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