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House Energy committee tables bill requiring data centers and digital asset miners to report electricity use
Summary
The House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations committee considered House Bill 263, which would require data centers and digital asset mining businesses to report electricity usage. A technical cleanup amendment passed, a reporting-and-confidentiality amendment failed in a 7-7 tie, and the committee tabled the bill.
The House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations committee took up House Bill 263 on a requirement for data centers and digital asset mining businesses to report electricity use and ultimately tabled the measure after tied votes. Chair Perry convened the session and led the committee through amendments and final action.
Representative Millett successfully moved a technical cleanup amendment (HB 263.001) that, according to his explanation, inserts two words to align the phrase "digital asset mining" with the bill's definitions and adds the word "total" before "megawatt hours" to match another line. The committee approved that amendment by voice vote; the clerk recorded 14 ayes and 0 nos.
Representative Mitchell later offered amendment 1.2 to…
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