H.B. 1461: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68, relative to high performance computing facilities.
Tennessee, 114th General Assembly. Died at adjournment, March 4, 2026.
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H.B. 1461 at a glance
Status Died at adjournment Died at adjournment, .
No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.
As introduced, requires high performance computing (HPC) facility operators to devote 50 percent of the computing and data processing output of the facility for a public benefit; requires HPC facility operators to produce an annual report of the facility's energy consumption and carbon footprint; requires such operators to conduct an annual internal compliance audit and submit to an audit upon request by certain governmental entities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors John Clemmons (D)
Subjects Computers and Electronic Processing The legislature's own list.
Official page wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1461&ga=114. Found through LegiScan (bill 2059118), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- March 4, 2026 Died at adjournment
H.B. 1461 died when the session adjourned. wapp.capitol.tn.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Failed in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee.
- January 14, 2026 In committee
H.B. 1461 went to committee in the House. wapp.capitol.tn.gov primary source [1] The official action text: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee.
- December 16, 2025 Introduced
H.B. 1461 was introduced in the House. wapp.capitol.tn.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Filed for introduction.
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