GA HB 1059
died on adjournmentData Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1059 pass?
No. GA HB 1059 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 1059 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public utilities and public transportation, so as to enact the "Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026"; to prohibit the construction or development of new data centers for a specified time; to establish the Data Center Impact Assessment Commission; to provide for membership, terms, meetings, and compensation of such committee; to provide an effective date; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1059?
Derrick Jackson, Kim Schofield, Sandra Scott and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1059.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public utilities and public transportation, so as to enact the "Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026"; to prohibit the construction or development of new data centers for a specified time; to establish the Data Center Impact Assessment Commission; to provide for membership, terms, meetings, and compensation of such committee; to provide an effective date; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Derrick Jacksonprimary
- Kim Schofieldprimary
- Sandra Scottprimary
- Viola Davisprimary
- Billy Mitchellprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-28
House Hopper
introduction
2026-01-29
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-02
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 64 0024/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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