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January 13, 2026

68 entries published that day, the everything feed by the day each row entered the record; the timeline lists milestones alone, by the day they happened. Each is one sourced row of the record: what happened, where, and where it came from. Nothing here is an article and nothing is unapproved.

  1. California Bill event

    S.B. 887, California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: geothermal powerplant projects.. S.B. 887 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. California Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  2. Nebraska Bill event

    L.B. 1010, Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage and regulation and taxation of energy storage resources, and change provisions relating to cryptocurrency mining operations and data centers. L.B. 1010 was introduced in the Legislature. 2026-01-13. Nebraska Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  3. New Jersey Bill event

    S. 680, Requires energy usage plan for proposed artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities to be derived from new clean energy sources.. S. 680 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  4. New Jersey Bill event

    S. 680, Requires energy usage plan for proposed artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities to be derived from new clean energy sources.. S. 680 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  5. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 796, Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.. A. 796 was introduced in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  6. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 796, Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.. A. 796 went to committee in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  7. New Jersey Bill event

    S. 731, Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for large load customers to protect non-large load customers from increased costs.. S. 731 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  8. New Jersey Bill event

    S. 731, Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for large load customers to protect non-large load customers from increased costs.. S. 731 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  9. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 2770, Establishes surcharge for electric public utility service to certain data centers during certain periods; establishes "Grid Modernization Fund" in BPU.. A. 2770 was introduced in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  10. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 2770, Establishes surcharge for electric public utility service to certain data centers during certain periods; establishes "Grid Modernization Fund" in BPU.. A. 2770 went to committee in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  11. New Jersey Bill event

    S. 2274, Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU.. S. 2274 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  12. New Jersey Bill event

    S. 2274, Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU.. S. 2274 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  13. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 3966, Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.. A. 3966 was introduced in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  14. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 3966, Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.. A. 3966 went to committee in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  15. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 1170, Requires submission of energy usage plan to BPU for proposed artificial intelligence data centers; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers to be derived from new clean energy sources.. A. 1170 was introduced in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  16. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 1170, Requires submission of energy usage plan to BPU for proposed artificial intelligence data centers; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers to be derived from new clean energy sources.. A. 1170 went to committee in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  17. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 2774, Prohibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.. A. 2774 was introduced in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  18. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 2774, Prohibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.. A. 2774 went to committee in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  19. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 3611, Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction.. A. 3611 was introduced in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  20. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 3611, Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction.. A. 3611 went to committee in the General Assembly. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  21. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 3611, Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction.. A. 3611 failed. 2026-01-13. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  22. South Carolina Bill event

    S. 724, Commercial Data Center Water Usage Report. S. 724 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. South Carolina Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  23. South Carolina Bill event

    S. 724, Commercial Data Center Water Usage Report. S. 724 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. South Carolina Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  24. South Carolina Bill event

    H. 4583, The South Carolina Data Center Responsibility Act. H. 4583 was introduced in the House. 2026-01-13. South Carolina Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  25. South Carolina Bill event

    H. 4583, The South Carolina Data Center Responsibility Act. H. 4583 went to committee in the House. 2026-01-13. South Carolina Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  26. South Carolina Bill event

    S. 784, Energy. S. 784 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. South Carolina Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  27. South Carolina Bill event

    S. 784, Energy. S. 784 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. South Carolina Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  28. South Dakota Bill event

    H.B. 1005, Provide a sales and use tax exemption for goods and services related to data center operations.. H.B. 1005 was introduced in the House. 2026-01-13. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  29. South Dakota Bill event

    H.B. 1005, Provide a sales and use tax exemption for goods and services related to data center operations.. H.B. 1005 went to committee in the House. 2026-01-13. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  30. South Dakota Bill event

    H.B. 1038, Allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.. H.B. 1038 was introduced in the House. 2026-01-13. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  31. South Dakota Bill event

    H.B. 1038, Allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.. H.B. 1038 went to committee in the House. 2026-01-13. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  32. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 897, Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.. H.B. 897 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  33. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 897, Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.. H.B. 897 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  34. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 465, Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers.. S.B. 465 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  35. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 465, Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers.. S.B. 465 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  36. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 961, Retail Sales and Use Tax; commercial and industrial exemptions, data centers.. H.B. 961 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  37. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 961, Retail Sales and Use Tax; commercial and industrial exemptions, data centers.. H.B. 961 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  38. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 784, RS and UT; commercial and industrial exemptions, disclosure of data center operator exemption.. H.B. 784 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  39. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 784, RS and UT; commercial and industrial exemptions, disclosure of data center operator exemption.. H.B. 784 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  40. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 589, Data centers; certain data from water users, water use consumption.. H.B. 589 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  41. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 589, Data centers; certain data from water users, water use consumption.. H.B. 589 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  42. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 591, Data centers; policy of the Commonwealth.. H.B. 591 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  43. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 591, Data centers; policy of the Commonwealth.. H.B. 591 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  44. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 336, Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc.. S.B. 336 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  45. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 336, Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc.. S.B. 336 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  46. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 641, Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.. H.B. 641 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  47. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 641, Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.. H.B. 641 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  48. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 393, Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.. S.B. 393 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  49. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 393, Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.. S.B. 393 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  50. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 521, Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.. S.B. 521 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  51. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 521, Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.. S.B. 521 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  52. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 824, Data centers; energy generation and storage, report.. H.B. 824 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  53. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 824, Data centers; energy generation and storage, report.. H.B. 824 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  54. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 607, Aggregate air pollution; Department of Environmental Quality to study, data center generators.. H.B. 607 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  55. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 607, Aggregate air pollution; Department of Environmental Quality to study, data center generators.. H.B. 607 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  56. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 466, Electric utilities; cost recovery, costs substantially related to serving data center customers.. S.B. 466 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  57. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 466, Electric utilities; cost recovery, costs substantially related to serving data center customers.. S.B. 466 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  58. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 658, State Corporation Commission; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities.. H.B. 658 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  59. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 658, State Corporation Commission; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities.. H.B. 658 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  60. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 334, Conveyances of interests in real property; public hearing required.. S.B. 334 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  61. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 334, Conveyances of interests in real property; public hearing required.. S.B. 334 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  62. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 417, Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.. S.B. 417 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  63. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 417, Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.. S.B. 417 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  64. Nebraska, statewide Reference figure

    Nebraska fiscal note on L.B. 468. Total revenue gain from repealing the sales and use tax exemption for data centers across General Fund, Highway Trust Fund, and Highway Allocation Fund, FY2026-2027: 5,175,000 dollars. State funds including General Fund, Highway Trust Fund, and Highway Allocation Fund, 2026. Nebraska fiscal note on L.B. 468 primary source (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

  65. Nebraska, statewide Reference figure

    Nebraska fiscal note on L.B. 468. General Fund revenue loss from reduced transfer from the Securities Act Cash Fund to the General Fund, FY2026-2027: 5,600,000 dollars. State General Fund, 2026. Nebraska fiscal note on L.B. 468 primary source (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

  66. Rhode Island News item

    Markets/Coverages: FM Bumps Up Limits for Data Centers to $5B - Insurance Journal. FM insurance limits for data centers increased to $5 billion. The coverage bump reflects insurer assessment of data center market risk. Insurance Journal, 2026-01-13. Insurance Journal local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    RI

  67. South Carolina News item

    S. 784: Energy. South Carolina S. 784, 126th General Assembly: went to committee on 2026-01-13. Matched on data center. South Carolina Legislature, 2026-01-13. South Carolina Legislature primary source (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    SC

  68. Virginia News item

    H.B. 658: State Corporation Commission; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities.. Virginia H.B. 658, 2026 Regular Session: went to committee on 2026-01-13. Matched on data center. Virginia Legislature, 2026-01-13. Virginia Legislature primary source (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    VA

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