H.B. 1059: Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026; enact
Georgia, 2025-2026 Regular Session. Introduced, January 28, 2026.
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H.B. 1059 at a glance
Status Introduced Introduced, .
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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.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Derrick Jackson (D); Kim Schofield (D); Sandra Scott (D); Viola Davis (D); Billy Mitchell (D)
Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.
Official page www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72510. Found through LegiScan (bill 2100437), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- January 28, 2026 Introduced
H.B. 1059 was introduced in the House. legis.ga.gov primary source [1] The official action text: House Hopper.
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