Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB6252: Businesses: other; thermal impact assessment 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 thermal impact assessments 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 thermal impact assessments 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 thermal impact and community protection act". Sec. 2. (1) This act is intended to do both of the following: (a) Ensure that local units of government, planning commissions, regional planning commissions, zoning commissions, coordinating zoning committees, and the public receive notice of localized thermal impacts associated with large-scale data center development before major land use and infrastructure decisions are made. (b) Provide a planning and transparency framework for the evaluation and disclosure of localized thermal impacts. (2) This act is not intended to create any land use, permitting, or other approval authority except to require a certificate of completeness under section 5. Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Baseline conditions" means existing land surface temperature, ambient air temperature, heat-retaining surface conditions, vegetation or tree canopy conditions, localized microclimate conditions, and wetlands, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, drainage …
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: Local government: other, Businesses: other
Common questions
- What is HB6252?
- HB6252 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): Businesses: other; thermal impact assessment requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.
- What does HB6252 do?
- In its own words: To require the submission of thermal impact assessments 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 HB6252?
- In committee as of August 26, 2026. Latest action: bill electronically reproduced 08/26/2026 (August 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6252?
- Miller, Reggie (D, 31), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6252?
- On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-6252
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