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February 19, 2026

24 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. Connecticut Bill event

    S.B. 245, An Act Eliminating Certain Tax Incentives For Data Centers.. S.B. 245 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-02-19. Connecticut Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  2. Connecticut Bill event

    S.B. 245, An Act Eliminating Certain Tax Incentives For Data Centers.. S.B. 245 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-19. Connecticut Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  3. Georgia Bill event

    H.B. 1387, Ad valorem tax; state-wide homestead exemption in an amount as determined from proceeds generated from collection of certain ad valorem property taxes on data centers. H.B. 1387 was introduced in the House. 2026-02-19. Georgia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  4. Georgia Bill event

    S.B. 530, Georgia Property Tax Fairness Fund; create. S.B. 530 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-19. Georgia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  5. Maryland Bill event

    S.B. 992, Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program. S.B. 992 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-02-19. Maryland Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  6. Maryland Bill event

    S.B. 992, Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program. S.B. 992 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-19. Maryland Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  7. Missouri Bill event

    H.B. 3369, Prohibits the issuance of permits for construction of data centers for one year in St. Louis. H.B. 3369 was introduced in the House. 2026-02-19. Missouri Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  8. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 4096, Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.. A. 4096 was introduced in the General Assembly. 2026-02-19. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  9. New Jersey Bill event

    A. 4096, Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.. A. 4096 went to committee in the General Assembly. 2026-02-19. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  10. New Jersey Bill event

    S. 3611, Directs planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to BPU and State Planning Commission and requires State Planning Commission approval for data center development under MLUL; excludes data centers from economic development subsidies.. S. 3611 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-02-19. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  11. New Jersey Bill event

    S. 3611, Directs planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to BPU and State Planning Commission and requires State Planning Commission approval for data center development under MLUL; excludes data centers from economic development subsidies.. S. 3611 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-19. New Jersey Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  12. South Carolina Bill event

    H. 5215, Data Center Utility Costs. H. 5215 was introduced in the House. 2026-02-19. South Carolina Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  13. South Carolina Bill event

    H. 5215, Data Center Utility Costs. H. 5215 went to committee in the House. 2026-02-19. South Carolina Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  14. Washington Bill event

    S.B. 6231, Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.. S.B. 6231 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-19. Washington Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  15. West Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 4983, Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center. H.B. 4983 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-19. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  16. Utah Statement

    Utah Representative. Utah Rep. Doug Fiefia stated Utah should prioritize data centers using less water and require clear reporting Said February 19, 2026, deseret.com. deseret.com local outlet (paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

  17. Arizona News item

    Does the data center industry need guardrails?. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs proposed reversing tax credits and charging data centers a water use fee as lawmakers address rapid data center expansion. Utah and Arizona are debating regulations on water use, energy consumption, and transparency in the data center industry. deseret.com, 2026-02-19. deseret.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    AZ

  18. New Jersey News item

    'A Big F*ck You to Big Tech': New Jersey Residents Defeat AI Data Center - Common Dreams. Residents in New Jersey defeated an AI data center, casting the outcome as a message to Big Tech. Common Dreams, 2026-02-19. Common Dreams local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    NJ

  19. QC News item

    Hydro Québec | L’électricité deux fois plus chère pour les centres de données - La Presse. Quebec government sets electricity rates for data centers at 13 cents per kilowatthour, double residential rate, and 19.5 cents for cryptocurrency activities. La Presse, 2026-02-19. La Presse local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    QC

  20. QC News item

    Un tarif à 13 ¢/kWh pour les centres de données en vue? - Radio-Canada. Hydro Québec proposed a new electricity rate of 13 cents per kilowatt hour for large data centers over 5 MW, effective second semester 2026. Existing data centers will transition over five years. Radio-Canada, 2026-02-19. Radio-Canada local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    QC

  21. QC News item

    Les centres de données pourraient devoir payer leur électricité plus cher au Québec - Le Devoir. Quebec may require data centers to pay higher electricity rates. This reflects potential regulatory changes affecting data center operations in the province. Le Devoir, 2026-02-19. Le Devoir local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    QC

  22. QC News item

    Hydro-Québec propose que les centres de données paient le double - Les Affaires. Hydro Québec has proposed that data centers pay double the electricity rate. This is a policy action affecting data center economics in Quebec. Les Affaires, 2026-02-19. Les Affaires local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    QC

  23. QC News item

    Hydro-Québec proposes a rate of 13¢/kWh for data centers - CityNews Montreal. Hydro Quebec proposed an electricity rate of 13 cents per kilowatt hour for data centers. The tariff represents the utility's pricing for data center power consumption. CityNews Montreal, 2026-02-19. CityNews Montreal local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    QC

  24. QC News item

    A new rate for data centres and a rate adjustment for blockchains to reflect the value of renewable electricity - Hydro-Québec. Hydro Québec announced a new rate for data centres and rate adjustment for blockchains to reflect renewable electricity value. The action establishes utility policy affecting data centre operations. Hydro-Québec, 2026-02-19. Hydro-Québec local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    QC

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