Ratepayer Bill of Rights Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Aug 24, 2026
What it does
The Ratepayer Bill of Rights Act of 2026 would require large data centers (those with at least 50 megawatts of peak electricity demand or 100,000 gallons per day of water withdrawal) to publicly disclose their electricity and water use, infrastructure costs, rate impacts, public assistance, and environmental effects before and during operations. It protects households, farmers, ranchers, small businesses, schools, and hospitals from subsidizing data center costs by requiring the companies to pay all project-driven expenses and post financial security, while ensuring ratepayers are not charged through rates, riders, or surcharges for data center-related infrastructure. The bill also mandates…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.