The record by year
On the record as of October 27, 2026.
An act sits on the day it happened: the day its own sentence names, or the day its source gives for it. An act the record knows only from the date of the article that reported it sits under that article's month, one tap away, marked Reported with the article's date. So do background, plans and statements, which are not acts. The same act reported by several sources is one line with the reports behind it, on its day where any of them dates it. The milestones alone, for every state, are on the timeline.
12 acts on the line for Kansas, from 48 dated lines in the records' histories and the scorecard. 21 more acts are dated only by the article that reported them and sit under their month. 3 lines report an act already listed. 12 lines are background, plans or statements. 3 lines sit on a date other than the one they were filed under, because their own sentence names the day, the month or the year it happened; each says so. Where a line sits is read from its own words and the row is never changed (how dates are read).
2026 10 acts on the line from 13 reports; 21 reported, dated only by the article; 12 lines of background, plans and statements
November 2026 No acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for November 2026, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
Emporia voters will decide on November 3 a citizen initiated ballot question to prohibit high impact data centers defined as primary use for servers with peak electricity over 10 megawatts or water use over 100,000 gallons per day
emporiagazette.com (opens in a new tab) (a planned date)
September 2026 5 acts on the line from 7 reports; 7 reported; 4 lines of background, plans and statements
Ottawa City Commission votes 5-0 to terminate data center sales contract with Lightfield Energy
kshb.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
City council discussed data center petition on Monday and will decide by October 5 whether to allow citizens to vote on a ban or fight petitioners legally.
kake.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Judge Stephanie Goodenow ruled on Sept. 3 that Edgerton's lawsuit against Kimberly Twente and Carrie Schmidt violated their rights under the Kansas Public Speech Protection Act.
johnsoncountypost.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Johnson County judge dismissed city of Edgerton's lawsuit against residents Kimberly Twente and Carrie Schmidt on Sept. 3, ruling it violated their rights under Kansas Public Speech Protection Act
johnsoncountypost.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
1 more report of this
- Reported September 16 A Johnson County district judge ruled the City of Edgerton's lawsuit against Kimberly Twente and Carrie Schmidt violated their rights under the Kansas Public Speech Protection Act heartlandernews.com (opens in a new tab)
Franklin County judge ruled data center ordinance question will go on November ballot
kshb.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
1 more report of this
- Reported September 3 Franklin County judge ruled that a data center question will go on Ottawa's November ballot kshb.com (opens in a new tab)
Reported in September 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 7 acts
Emporia summer public hearing on 1,000 acre hyperscale data center zoning proposal; commissioners approved zoning plan despite resident opposition
prospect.org (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Barber County approved Google two million square foot data center with $320 million revenues over 20 years
prospect.org (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Judge Stephanie Goodenow granted a Motion to Strike and ruled the ordinance was legislative, allowing the data center ballot petition to proceed
heartlandernews.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Butler County residents gathered over 200 signatures on a petition to require a vote before approving future data centers
foxkansas.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Kansas WEALTH Coalition released joint statement calling for data center moratorium until significant guardrails established
sentineltimes.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Independence voters ousted 3 of 5 council members who backed data center funding
kansascity.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Sedgwick County extended moratorium on data centers while working on rules
kansas.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for September 2026, not acts of their own: 4 lines of background, plans and statements
Those regulations prohibit data centers in agricultural, residential, multi family and industrial zones.
kake.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Butler County Planning and Zoning Commission plans to officially adopt data center regulations at its first meeting in October.
kake.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Emporia data center ban on 'high impact' facilities appears on November ballot
prospect.org (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
County regulations on data centers have been approved by planning commission and forwarded for adoption at first October meeting
kake.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
August 2026 2 acts on the line; 14 reported; 7 lines of background, plans and statements
Lyon County judge directed Emporia on August 20 to submit its proposed ordinance to voters in November.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
City of Edgerton filed lawsuit against residents on Aug. 4 alleging petition is legally deficient.
johnsoncountypost.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Reported in August 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 14 acts
Barber County commissioners approved a 1.7 million square foot Google data center
kake.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
The vote passed 2-0 with one commissioner abstaining
kake.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Cities in Edgerton, El Dorado, Emporia, and elsewhere in Kansas filed lawsuits against residents to block or invalidate citizen petitions seeking to prohibit high impact data centers.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Emporia residents submitted initiative petition for high impact data center ordinance; Lyon County District Court ordered placement on November ballot on August 20, 2026
kshb.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
El Dorado Protect the Heartland group proposed ordinance banning high impact data centers and certain battery storage systems
kshb.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Butler County District Judge declared El Dorado initiative petition as legislative; city commissioners voted to place proposed ordinance on November ballot on Tuesday after August 21, 2026
kshb.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Ottawa city commissioners took no action on Ottawa United initiative petition for data center ordinance based on city attorney opinion that petition is administrative in nature
kshb.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
A judge ruled that the City of El Dorado must either adopt Protect the Heartland's petition or put a data center question on the ballot
kwch.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Judge ruled in favor of El Dorado citizens' petition to ban data centers
kake.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Pottawatomie County planning commission held public comment meeting on data center overlay district
wibw.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Lyon County District Court ordered data center petition question placed on November 2026 ballot
wibw.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Court hearing held on temporary orders regarding citizen initiative petition about high impact data centers
wibw.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
City sought judicial review to determine if proposed ordinance is proper subject for citizen initiative process under Kansas law
wibw.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Butler County tabled proposed data center regulations until September
kake.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for August 2026, not acts of their own: 7 lines of background, plans and statements
Kansas town experiencing debate over data center proposal
kansasreflector.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Kansas Democrats have faced political consequences for embracing public opposition to data centers
kansasreflector.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Data center developments coming to a halt in Kansas
ksnt.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Planning commission will make recommendation to board of county commissioners after public comment
wibw.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Public comment was predominantly opposed to data center development citing environmental concerns
wibw.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
City of Emporia will schedule special meeting to file resolution with Lyon County Election Office to place question on ballot
wibw.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Kansas Senate Bill 98 provides certain data centers a 20 year sales tax exemption on qualifying equipment.
kctv5.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
July 2026 2 acts on the line from 3 reports
Edgerton City Council declined to adopt the citizen petition on July 23 and instead approved filing the lawsuit.
johnsoncountypost.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
1 more report of this
- Jul 23 City of Edgerton declined to adopt data center petition on July 23 and opted to approve filing a lawsuit johnsoncountypost.com (opens in a new tab)
El Dorado filed lawsuit on July 14, Edgerton on August 4, and Emporia on August 9 seeking to overturn citizen petitions defining high impact data centers as those with peak power above 10 megawatts or water use above 100,000 gallons per day.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the day its own sentence names; filed under Aug 30, 2026)
2026, no month given 1 act
Both Holscher and Masterson voted for 20 year state and local tax exemptions for data center developers earlier this year
prospect.org (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 21, 2026)
2025 1 act on the line
2025, no month given 1 act
Kansas enacted Senate Bill 98 in 2025 providing data centers with 20 year exemption from state and local sales taxes
hutchpost.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 9, 2026)
2017 1 act on the line
2017, no month given 1 act
Rose Hill adopted data center regulations in 2017.
kake.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 22, 2026)