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Committee advances bill requiring energy and water reporting by data centers
Summary
House Bill 2150, which would require data center facilities to report energy and water usage, was approved by the House Appropriations Committee and referred to the House floor after members recorded party-line positions in committee.
The House Appropriations Committee advanced House Bill 2150, a measure that would require data center facilities to report energy and water usage, and referred the bill to the House floor.
During the committee’s agenda overview, the Executive Director summarized the bill, stating, "House Bill 2150 requires reporting of energy and water usage by data facility center." When the bill was called, a committee member stated partisan positions: "On House Bill 2150, all Republicans will be voting in the negative." Chairman Harris then stated that all Democrats would vote in the affirmative and the chair declared the bill passed and re-referred to the floor.
The record in the transcript is procedural and does not include technical definitions for which facilities would be covered, reporting thresholds, timelines, or enforcement mechanisms. The committee did not record amendments or the bill text in the excerpt provided.
Next steps for HB2150 are referral to the House floor; the transcript does not include a floor schedule or further staff direction.
