Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1488: Corporation Commission; establishing moratorium; requiring certain study.
Status: In committee, April 14, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to the Corporation Commission; defining term; establishing moratorium; requiring certain study; requiring electronic submission of certain report; authorizing promulgation of rules; and providing for codification.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
An Act relating to the Corporation Commission; defining term; establishing moratorium; requiring certain study; requiring electronic submission of certain report; authorizing promulgation of rules; and providing for codification. SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 860 of Title 17, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. For the purposes of this section, "data center" means a facility that is designed to have a load of one hundred (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. Req. No. 2621 Page 1 B. There is hereby established a moratorium on the building or establishing of data centers in this state until November 1, 2029. C. 1. Before November 1, 2029, the Corporation Commission shall conduct a study on the potential impacts that data centers might have on the following, including, but not limited to: a. the water supply of this state, including, but not limited to, aquifers, streams, lakes, and wastewater treatment plants, b. utility rates, c. property values within a three-mile radius of a proposed …
Sponsors
- Kendal Sacchieri (R, SD-043) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Coauthored by Representative Gann (principal House author)
- : Second Reading referred to Rules Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- : Authored by Senator Sacchieri
- : First Reading
Subjects: Corporation Commission
Common questions
- What is SB1488?
- SB1488 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Corporation Commission; establishing moratorium; requiring certain study.
- What does SB1488 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to the Corporation Commission; defining term; establishing moratorium; requiring certain study; requiring electronic submission of certain report; authorizing promulgation of rules; and providing for codification.
- What is the status of SB1488?
- In committee as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: Coauthored by Representative Gann (principal House author) (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1488?
- Kendal Sacchieri (R, SD-043).
- Where is the official record for SB1488?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1488&Session=2600
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