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HB1189Introduced in the House

Labor requirements for data center incentives.

IntroducedHouse Ways and Means

Introduced by Randy Novak, District 9

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Labor requirements for data center incentives. Requires that an agreement between a qualified data center user or quantum computing research, advanced computing, and defense infrastructure network operator and the Indiana economic development corporation for a specific transaction award certificate includes a requirement that the user or operator limit bids or requests for proposals for the project to labor unions or employers that have project labor agreements.

Where it stands

First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

January 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Authored by Representative Novak

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

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