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Laws · South Carolina · H. 5526

H. 5526: Data Center Moratorium

South Carolina, 126th General Assembly. In committee, April 14, 2026.

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Status In committee In committee, .

Official summary

No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.

Description

Prohibit Governmental Entities Of This State, Counties, Municipalities, Or Political Subdivisions From Accepting Or Taking Any Action On Permits Or Applications For Data Centers Until The General Assembly Establishes A Comprehensive Oversight And Approval Process For New Data Centers In This State, And To Define "data Center."

As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan, source 1. It is the legislature's own line about the measure, not a summary of it.

Measure Bill.

Sponsors Jermaine Johnson (D)

Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.

Official page www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5526&session=126&summary=B. Found through LegiScan (bill 2142878), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. April 14, 2026 In committee

    H. 5526 went to committee in the House. scstatehouse.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced and read first time.

  2. April 14, 2026 Introduced

    H. 5526 was introduced in the House. scstatehouse.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced and read first time.

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Sources

  1. H. 5526 on the legislature's site www.scstatehouse.gov

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