New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5586: Data center developers-provide certain notice to public
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Requires data center developers to provide certain notice to public before preliminary site plan consideration and hearing under MLUL; requires DCA to maintain related public notice website.
What the bill says
An Act concerning certain data center development public notice requirements and supplementing and amending P.L.1975, c.291.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act concerning certain data center development public notice requirements and supplementing and amending P.L.1975, c.291. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. (New section) The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Data center development in this State is increasing at a rapid pace, oftentimes without the knowledge or considered evaluation of the residents of the municipality where the data centers are being built. b. The unique operational demands of data centers frequently result in detrimental impacts to local communities, including heightened energy consumption, increased strain on public utilities, continuous noise pollution from cooling towers, and visual alterations to the surrounding landscape, affecting quality of life and the character of the community. c. Pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), public notice requirements for preliminary site plan applications often fail to adequately inform the broader community about the unique scale and long-term environmental impacts of proposed data center developments. d. Due to the profound and lasting effects these facilities have on local infrastructure, utility rates, and community character, enhanced transparency and expanded public notice are essential to ensure meaningful civic participation. e. Providing enhanced notice requirements for data center development applications empowers neighboring property owners, local businesses, and municipal residents to better understand and engage with …
Sponsors
- Vincent M. Kearney (D, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AST
Subjects: LAND USE, PLANNING AND ZONING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPALITIES
Common questions
- What is A5586?
- A5586 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Data center developers-provide certain notice to public.
- What does A5586 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning certain data center development public notice requirements and supplementing and amending P.L.1975, c.291.
- What is the status of A5586?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AST (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5586?
- Vincent M. Kearney (D, 21).
- Where is the official record for A5586?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5586
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