SB417
Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Chief Patron:
Richard Stuart (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage.
Requires data center operators applying for grant payments from the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund to utilize reclaimed water, defined in the bill, for water-dependent cooling processes at data center and cloud computing cluster operations facilities. The bill gradually increases the reclaimed water utilization requirement at such facilities from ... (More) 60 percent of all water-dependent cooling processes beginning on July 1, 2027, to 100 percent on and after July 1, 2031. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100086D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB417)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N 2-A)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
