Governor DeSantis Signs Law to Protect Floridians from Subsidizing Data Centers

Governor's Cabinet · May 8, 2026

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Opening and recognitions

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Speaker S1 opened the event, recognized officials in attendance — including Commerce Secretary Alex Kelly, Devin Stevenson, members of Florida Poly board, Polk County School Board member Kate Wallace, Auburndale official Alex Kam, South Florida State College president Fred Hawkins and Lakeland City Commission members — and said he was there to sign important legislation.

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At a bill-signing event in early May in Lakeland, the governor and Commerce Secretary Alex Kelly highlighted Senate Bill 484, which they said will prevent hyperscale data centers from passing energy and water costs onto Floridians, preserve local land-use authority, and require public review for consumptive-use permits.

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