S.B. 34: Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates; prohibit
Georgia, 2025-2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 25, 2026.
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S.B. 34 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Public Service Commission, so as to prohibit certain costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates or charges of such electric utility unless such rates or charges are designed to recover such costs solely from or, at least, substantially from such commercial data centers; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Chuck Hufstetler (R); Carden Summers (R); John Albers (R); Jason Anavitarte (R); Randy Robertson (R); Nan Orrock (D); Jason Esteves (D); Michael Rhett (D); Sally Harrell (D); Kim Jackson (D); RaShaun Kemp (D); Freddie Sims (D); Josh McLaurin (D); Ed Harbison (D); Nabilah Islam Parkes (D); Sheikh Rahman (D); Derek Mallow (D); Emanuel Jones (D); Elena Parent (D); Tonya Anderson (D); Kenya Wicks (D)
Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.
Official page www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69551. Found through LegiScan (bill 1943236), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- February 25, 2026 In committee
S.B. 34 went to committee in the Senate. legis.ga.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute.
- February 26, 2025 In committee
S.B. 34 went to committee in the Senate. legis.ga.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute.
- January 28, 2025 In committee
S.B. 34 went to committee in the Senate. legis.ga.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Senate Read and Referred.
- January 27, 2025 Introduced
S.B. 34 was introduced in the Senate. legis.ga.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Senate Hopper.
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Data Center Record, "S.B. 34: Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates; prohibit", https://datacenterrecord.org/bills/ga-2025-sb-34. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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