Kentucky - Session 26RS
Title: AN ACT relating to data centers.
Create a new section of Subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to define "data center""; provide that the requirements of the section only apply to data centers constructed on agricultural land; require a data center owner to file a decommissioning plan with the Energy and Environment Cabinet prior to operating the data center; provide for the minimum requirements of the decommissioning plan, including requiring a surety bond or similar security to guarantee the decommissioning of the data center; amend KRS 154.20-229 to require that a qualified data center project that has been preliminarily approved for a certificate of exemption under KRS 139.499 include in its memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority requirements to engage with local government officials to regularly review and adopt practices to improve energy and water use efficiency."
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-02 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-02 | Latest Action | 03/02/26: to Committee on Committees (S) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 757 | AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency. | passed_lower |
| SB 100 | AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency. | passed_upper |
| SB 222 | AN ACT relating to environmental covenants and declaring an emergency. | passed_upper |
| SB 49 | AN ACT relating to battery stewardship. | passed_upper |
| SB 8 | AN ACT relating to public utilities and declaring an emergency. | failed |
| HB 257 | AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system. | passed_lower |
| HB 542 | AN ACT relating to eminent domain and declaring an emergency. | passed_lower |
| HB 677 | AN ACT relating to geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide. | passed_lower |