SB 312 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DATA CENTERS.
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Summary
This bill would prohibit Delaware state agencies, counties, and municipalities from entering into nondisclosure agreements that would restrict public access to information about potential or actual large-scale data center development. The bill defines large-scale data centers as those capable of using 100 megawatts of power or more. The bill aims to ensure that communities have access to information about proposed or planned data centers that may affect them.
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Official abstract
This Act prohibits state agencies, counties, and municipalities from entering into nondisclosure agreements that would restrict the public from accessing information about potential or actual large-scale data center development in this State. Large-scale data centers, defined in this Act as data centers that use or are capable of using 100 megawatts of power or more, can pose significant challenges for the communities in which they are located. When nondisclosure agreements are used to shield information about proposed or planned data centers from the public, it deprives those communities of the opportunity to understand and respond to issues that directly affect them.
Sponsors (23)
- Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
- Bryant L. Richardson Republican · primary
- Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
- Trey Paradee Democratic · primary
- Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
- Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
- Sarah McBride · primary
- Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
- Stell Parker Selby · primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
- Dave G. Lawson Republican · primary
- Josue O Ortega Democratic · primary
- Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
- Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
- Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
- Ray Seigfried Democratic · primary
- David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
- Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
- Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
- John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
- David L. Wilson Republican · primary
- Mara Gorman Democratic · primary
- Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
Action history (6)
- May 11, 2026 Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · upper
- Jun 10, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 Favorable · upper
- Jun 11, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
- Jun 11, 2026 Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
- Jun 17, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits · lower
- Jun 24, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 3 NO 1 ABSENT · lower
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