Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB6251: Businesses: other; energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluation requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.
Status: In committee, August 26, 2026
What the bill says
To require the submission of energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluations by the developers or operators of certain data centers; to impose certain requirements on the developers or operators of certain data centers; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to prescribe civil sanctions; to provide remedies; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.
From the introduced text, August 26, 2026:
A bill to require the submission of energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluations by the developers or operators of certain data centers; to impose certain requirements on the developers or operators of certain data centers; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to prescribe civil sanctions; to provide remedies; and to provide for the promulgation of rules. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 1. This act may be cited as the "data center energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluation act". Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Affected electric provider" means any person that is reasonably anticipated to provide electric service, transmission service, distribution service, interconnection service, or infrastructure service to a large-scale data center. (b) "Commission" means the Michigan public service commission created in section 1 of 1939 PA 3, MCL 460.1. (c) "Common control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, operations, development, financing, construction, ownership, leasing, or use of a facility, parcel, project, phase, affiliate, subsidiary, contractor-controlled site, special purpose entity, or related development, whether through ownership, contract, lease, management agreement, development agreement, option agreement, power purchase arrangement, interconnection request, financing arrangement, or other means. (d) "Data center" means a facility, campus, group …
Sponsors
- Miller, Reggie (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Carter, Brenda (D, 53)
- Price, Natalie (D, 6)
- Rheingans, Carrie (D, 47)
- Paiz, Veronica (D, 10)
Latest actions
- : bill electronically reproduced 08/26/2026
- : referred to Committee on Government Operations
- : read a first time
- : introduced by Representative Rep. Reggie Miller
Subjects: Energy: other, Businesses: other
Common questions
- What is HB6251?
- HB6251 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): Businesses: other; energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluation requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.
- What does HB6251 do?
- In its own words: To require the submission of energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluations by the developers or operators of certain data centers; to impose certain requirements on the developers or operators of certain data centers; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to prescribe civil sanctions; to provide remedies; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.
- What is the status of HB6251?
- In committee as of August 26, 2026. Latest action: bill electronically reproduced 08/26/2026 (August 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6251?
- Miller, Reggie (D, 31), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6251?
- On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-6251
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