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January 28, 2026

16 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. Georgia Bill event

    H.B. 1063, Electric utilities; protect residential and retail electricity customers from costs associated with data center construction and operation; require. H.B. 1063 was introduced in the House. 2026-01-28. Georgia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  2. Georgia Bill event

    H.B. 1059, Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026; enact. H.B. 1059 was introduced in the House. 2026-01-28. Georgia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  3. Georgia Bill event

    S.B. 436, Counties, Municipal Corporations; local governments and political subdivisions from entering into nondisclosure agreements regarding electricity usage or water usage of any entity; prohibit. S.B. 436 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-28. Georgia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  4. Kansas Bill event

    S.B. 400, Requiring data centers to use closed-loop cooling systems to mitigate water consumption.. S.B. 400 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-28. Kansas Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  5. Maryland Bill event

    H.B. 560, Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal. H.B. 560 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-28. Maryland Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  6. Maryland Bill event

    H.B. 560, Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal. H.B. 560 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-28. Maryland Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  7. Rhode Island Bill event

    H. 7331, Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity.. H. 7331 was introduced in the House. 2026-01-28. Rhode Island Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  8. Rhode Island Bill event

    H. 7331, Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity.. H. 7331 went to committee in the House. 2026-01-28. Rhode Island Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  9. 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. 2026-01-28. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  10. West Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 4854, Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia. H.B. 4854 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-28. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  11. West Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 4854, Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia. H.B. 4854 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-28. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  12. West Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 652, Relating to distribution of tax revenues collected from data centers. S.B. 652 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-28. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  13. West Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 652, Relating to distribution of tax revenues collected from data centers. S.B. 652 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-28. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  14. Maryland News item

    Amazon Urges Maryland To Speed Up Data Center Power Connection Rules - The BayNet. Amazon urges Maryland Public Service Commission to shorten timelines for electric load studies required for large data center customers under the state's 2025 Next Generation Act. The BayNet, 2026-01-28. The BayNet local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    MD

  15. NB News item

    New Brunswick's Ample Dark Fibre ‘Extraordinary Resource’ for Data Centre Development: McKenna - Connect CRE Canada. New Brunswick's dark fibre infrastructure is described as an extraordinary resource for data centre development, according to McKenna. The comment reflects government support for the sector. Connect CRE Canada, 2026-01-28. Connect CRE Canada local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    NB

  16. QC News item

    News | Hydro‑Québec plan to convert power plant could entice data centre development - costar.com. Hydro Quebec power plant conversion plan could spur data center development in Quebec. costar.com, 2026-01-28. costar.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    QC

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