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How is Pennsylvania's data-center first-responder disclosure bill HB 2535 moving through the House?
HB 2535 would require certain data-center owners to share floor plans and interior-contents inventories with local first responders under limited distribution rules, with civil penalties for noncompliance. The House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee advanced the measure 25-1 on July 1, 2026, after debate over emergency preparedness and whether developers who receive large local incentives should also help fund fire departments and EMS.
AI-generated summary compiled from Citizen Portal's coverage of the bill. Officials' positions below are sourced from their own words in indexed meetings and press events.
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Where they stand
On How is Pennsylvania's data-center first-responder disclosure bill HB 2535 moving through the House
"...the need for floor plans and interior contents to be listed in order to obtain a permit of occupancy."
— Representative Sapi
Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (bill sponsor)
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