New Hampshire HB1265: prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.

What the bill says

An act prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers. Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8 COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits the construction of data centers in New Hampshire and establishes a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers. Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8 COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits the construction of data centers in New Hampshire and establishes a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2482 04/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers. 1 Moratorium on Construction of Data Centers. No person, …

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Sponsors

• Peter Schmidt (D, 14) · primary sponsor
• (D, 12)