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SB353 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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Last action
2026-06-30
Official status
Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.
  • This Act imposes a moratorium, through January 31, 2027, on all applications and permits related to the development of large-scale data centers in this State.
  • This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article IX of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend a municipal charter, whether directly, by amendment to a specific municipality’s charter, or as in this Act, indirectly by a general law.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.
This Act imposes a moratorium, through January 31, 2027, on all applications and permits related to the development of large-scale data centers in this State.

This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article IX of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend a municipal charter, whether directly, by amendment to a specific municipality’s charter, or as in this Act, indirectly by a general law.