Florida data center regulation proposal goes back to Senate

Florida data center regulation proposal goes back to Senate

News ClipJust The News·FL·3/15/2026

A bill in the Florida legislature aims to regulate large data centers, but amendments have weakened some of the bill's original protections. The revised version would allow non-disclosure agreements and does not require the Public Service Commission to develop tariff requirements to ensure large data centers pay the full cost of their electricity and water usage.

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Originally, Senate Bill 484 specified state agencies could not sign nondisclosure agreements with companies preventing them from disclosing the potential for a new data center to the public, but the amended version would allow non-disclosure agreements and contracts restricting the disclosure of information to the public.