Committee advances amendment allowing municipalities to create a separate property class for data centers

Feb 26, 2026

Sen. Dolezal’s substitute (LC590390S) would remove manufacturing from the proposal and let localities create a separate ad valorem property class just for data centers; sponsors said the change is optional for municipalities and requires a constitutional amendment; the committee advanced the measure.

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Sen. Dolezal told the Senate Rules Standing Committee on Feb. 25 that the substitute for SR668 narrows an earlier draft by removing manufacturing and limiting a new ad valorem property class to data centers.

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