DATA CENTERS – Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers.

Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter Effective:

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Signed by President; returned to House

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-1-2AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – GallowayAbsent and excused – Anthon, WintrowFloor Sponsor - BurtenshawTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-10-2AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Beiswenger, Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Price, Rasor, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), WisniewskiAbsent – Alfieri, HillFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to Senate

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing