Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB585: Data Center Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill requires large data centers to report energy use information.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 18, 2026:
0 Data Center Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Rosalba Dominguez Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill requires large data centers to report energy use information. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires large data centers to report energy use to electrical corporations; - requires electrical corporations to report to the Public Service Commission; - requires the commission to report to the Legislature; and - provides enforcement mechanisms. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 54-27-101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 54-27-201 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 54-27-202 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 54-27-301 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 54-27-101 is enacted to read: 27. Data Center Energy Reporting 1. General Provisions 54-27-101 . Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Large data center" means a facility that: (a) houses networked server computers in one physical location to disseminate, manage, and store data and information as the primary service of the facility; and (b) has a peak electrical demand of 10 megawatts or more. (2) "Operator" means the owner or operator of a large data center, or other person who has comparable rights of use over a large data center. Section …
Sponsors
- Dominguez, Rosalba (D, 35) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0585
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0585
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
Subjects: Public Service Commission, Public Utilities and Technology, Energy, Public Utilities, Investor-owned Utilities, Electricity
Common questions
- What is HB585?
- HB585 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Data Center Amendments.
- What does HB585 do?
- This bill requires large data centers to report energy use information.
- What is the status of HB585?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB585?
- Dominguez, Rosalba (D, 35).
- Where is the official record for HB585?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0585.html
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