Laws · South Carolina · H. 5286
H. 5286: Data Center Moratorium
South Carolina, 126th General Assembly. In committee, February 26, 2026.
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H. 5286 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.
Prohibit Governmental Entities Of This State, Counties, Municipalities, Or Political Subdivisions From Granting Final Approval For Applications Or Permits For, Or Incentives Or Other Requests Related To, New Data Centers Until January 1, 2028, And To Define "data Center."
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Steven Long (R); Travis Moore (R); Richard Yow (R); Cody Mitchell (R); David Martin (R); Sarita Edgerton (R); William Chumley (R); Josiah Magnuson (R); Brian Lawson (R); Stephen Frank (R); Chris Huff (R); Heather Crawford (R); Don Chapman (R); Frank Atkinson (D); Blake Sanders (R); James Burns (R); William Bailey (R); Val Guest (R); Kevin Hardee (R)
Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.
Official page www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5286&session=126&summary=B. Found through LegiScan (bill 2125226), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- February 26, 2026 In committee
H. 5286 went to committee in the House. scstatehouse.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced and read first time.
- February 26, 2026 Introduced
H. 5286 was introduced in the House. scstatehouse.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced and read first time.
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Data Center Record, "H. 5286: Data Center Moratorium", https://datacenterrecord.org/bills/sc-2025-h-5286. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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