H1189 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Datacenter Transparency Act.

What is the status of H1189?

In committee as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 5, 2026).

Loftis, Donnie (R, 109), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for H1189?

On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1189

North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session

North Carolina H1189: Datacenter Transparency Act.

Q: What does H1189 do?

In its own words: An act to: establish a two-year moratorium on the issuance of permits required for siting of datacenters; direct the collaboratory to study various impacts of datacenters; require datacenters to annually submit detailed documentation and apply for an exemption certificate from sales and use taxes; and require the department of commerce to report to the general assembly on the revenue impacts to the state from the sales and use tax exemptions for datacenters.

Status: In committee, May 5, 2026

What the bill says

An act to: establish a two-year moratorium on the issuance of permits required for siting of datacenters; direct the collaboratory to study various impacts of datacenters; require datacenters to annually submit detailed documentation and apply for an exemption certificate from sales and use taxes; and require the department of commerce to report to the general assembly on the revenue impacts to the state from the sales and use tax exemptions for datacenters.

From the introduced text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO: ESTABLISH A TWO-YEAR MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS REQUIRED FOR SITING OF DATACENTERS; DIRECT THE COLLABORATORY TO STUDY VARIOUS IMPACTS OF DATACENTERS; REQUIRE DATACENTERS TO ANNUALLY SUBMIT DETAILED DOCUMENTATION AND APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FROM SALES AND USE TAXES; AND REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE REVENUE IMPACTS TO THE STATE FROM THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR DATACENTERS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) Definitions. - For purposes of this act, the term "datacenter" means a facility that is designed to have a load of 100 megawatts or more and the primary purpose of which is the storage, management, and processing of digital data via the interconnection and operation of information technology and network telecommunications equipment, including all related facilities and infrastructure for backup electricity generation, power distribution, environmental control, cooling, and security. SECTION 1.(b) Moratorium Established. - There is hereby established a moratorium on the issuance of any permits, certifications, or approvals required by a State agency or a local government for the siting of datacenters in this State. The purpose of this moratorium is to allow the General Assembly time to evaluate the extent and scope of impacts from datacenters proposed to be constructed and operated …

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North Carolina H1189: Datacenter Transparency Act.

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