Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB1459: An Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies.
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
PRINTER'S NO. 1947 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY BROWN, ARGALL, SCHWANK, FLYNN AND VOGEL, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 Requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Data Center Water Usage Study Act. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Data center." A facility or group of facilities that is used to house and operate equipment that: (1) receives, stores, aggregates, manages, processes, transforms, retrieves, researches or transmits data; or (2) is necessary for the proper operation of equipment that receives, stores, aggregates, manages, processes, transforms, retrieves, researches or transmits data. "Data center developer." An entity that plans, entitles, sites, finances and equips data centers. "Department." The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth. Section 3. Study required. (a) Water usage study.--An entity, business or land owner proposing a data center must: (1) Submit a comprehensive water analysis and study to the host municipality no later than 30 days prior to a formal development application. (2) …
Sponsors
- Rosemary Brown (R, 40) · primary sponsor
- David Argall (R, 29)
- Judy Schwank (D, 11)
- Martin Flynn (D, 22)
- Vogel Jr., Elder A. (R, 47)
Latest actions
- : Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Sept. 24, 2026
Common questions
- What is SB1459?
- SB1459 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies.
- What is the status of SB1459?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Sept. 24, 2026 (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1459?
- Rosemary Brown (R, 40), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1459?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1459
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