Castor's data center bill passes House, hits roadblock in Senate
News Clip2:21WFLA News Channel 8·Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL·9/17/2026
Representative Kathy Castor co-sponsored the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill aimed at preventing data center utility costs from being passed on to customers. The bill successfully passed the House but encountered a roadblock in the Senate, where an attempt to fast-track it was blocked. This legislative effort seeks to regulate utility costs associated with data centers.
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Gov: Rep. Kathy Castor, House, Senate
Rep. Kathy Castor (D- Tampa) co-sponsored the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act to help prevent data center utility costs from being passed on to customers. It's effort to be fast-tracked in the Senate was blocked.