S.B. 3578: DATA CENTERS-FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
Illinois, 104th General Assembly. In committee, February 5, 2026.
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S.B. 3578 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.
Creates the Data Center Construction by Foreign Adversaries Act. Provides that no foreign company may construct or cause to be constructed a data center in the State unless the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Power Agency, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity conduct a joint study of the energy consumption of the prospective data center and certify to the Governor and the General Assembly that the energy used by the new data center is a new self generated load and does not affect the load supply of PJM or MISO. Provides that the term "foreign company" means an entity that (i) is at least 51% owned by a foreign adversary or (ii) is headquartered in a country with a government that is a foreign adversary.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Susan Rezin (R); Sally Turner (R); Darby Hills (R)
Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.
Official page www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3578&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=166652&SessionID=114. Found through LegiScan (bill 2109100), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- February 5, 2026 In committee
S.B. 3578 went to committee in the Senate. ilga.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin.
- February 5, 2026 Introduced
S.B. 3578 was introduced in the Senate. ilga.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin.
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