January 27, 2026
13 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.
- Georgia Bill event
S.B. 421, "The Data Center Transparency Act"; enact. S.B. 421 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-27. Georgia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Illinois Bill event
S.B. 2181, DATA CENTER REPORTING. S.B. 2181 was sent to the governor. 2026-01-27. Illinois Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Indiana Bill event
H.B. 1333, Land use and development.. H.B. 1333 went to committee in the House. 2026-01-27. Indiana Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Indiana Bill event
H.B. 1210, Department of local government finance.. H.B. 1210 went to committee in the House. 2026-01-27. Indiana Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Kansas Bill event
S.B. 400, Requiring data centers to use closed-loop cooling systems to mitigate water consumption.. S.B. 400 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-27. Kansas Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- South Dakota Bill event
S.B. 127, Limit nuisances caused by data centers.. S.B. 127 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-27. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- South Dakota Bill event
S.B. 135, Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.. S.B. 135 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-27. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- South Dakota Bill event
S.B. 135, Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.. S.B. 135 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-27. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Virginia Bill event
S.B. 552, Siting of large data centers; site assessment, standards, civil penalties.. S.B. 552 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-27. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- West Virginia Bill event
S.B. 623, Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within WV. S.B. 623 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-27. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- West Virginia Bill event
S.B. 623, Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within WV. S.B. 623 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-27. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Hawaii News item
Servpac adds $13M building to Hawaii data center despite state's high electricity costs - The Business Journals. Servpac is building a $13 million addition to its Hawaii data center despite the state's high electricity costs. The expansion signals operational growth at an existing facility. The Business Journals, 2026-01-27. The Business Journals local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Massachusetts News item
Data Center Air Quality Plan Appeal in Lowell, Massachusetts - law.yale.edu. Lowell residents appeal MassDEP approval of Markley Group data center expansion; community group Honest Future for Lowell challenges 27 diesel generators and 16 cooling towers citing air quality and health risks. law.yale.edu, 2026-01-27. law.yale.edu local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
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