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South Dakota SB232

South Dakota SB232 is in committee.

This bill places a one-year ban on building or expanding large-scale data centers in South Dakota. During the pause, the state would have time to evaluate the impacts of hyperscale facilities before allowing new construction to proceed.

Recorded sponsors: Taffy Howard, Phil Jensen.

Official title

Impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.

Bill details

Stage
In committee
Policy area
Data Centers
Party origin
Republican
Sponsors
Taffy Howard, Phil Jensen
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Focus areas

Topics this bill touches, used to group it with related legislation.

  • Local Zoning
  • Local Control
  • Grid Capacity

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How would South Dakota SB232 change data-center development in South Dakota?

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