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HB5399 • 2026

Public employees and officers: other; local officials signing nondisclosure agreements related to the construction of data centers; prohibit. Creates new act.

Public employees and officers: other; local officials signing nondisclosure agreements related to the construction of data centers; prohibit. Creates new act.

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Sponsor
Reggie Miller (District 31), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Kimberly Edwards (District 12)
Last action
2025-12-23
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 12/18/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or the scope of affected entities beyond local officials.

Local Officials Can't Sign Secret Agreements for Data Centers

This law stops local government workers from signing agreements that keep information about building data centers a secret.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it against the rules for local officials to sign nondisclosure agreements when planning or building data centers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local government workers and officials

Terms To Know

nondisclosure agreement
A contract where someone agrees not to share certain information with others.
data center
A building or part of a building used to house computer systems and storage for companies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen if someone breaks this rule.
  • It is unclear how the law will be enforced or who will ensure compliance with it.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-23 HJ 118 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 12/18/2025

  2. 2025-12-18 HJ 117 Pg. 1990

    introduced by Representative Rep. Reggie Miller

  3. 2025-12-18 HJ 117 Pg. 1990

    read a first time

  4. 2025-12-18 HJ 117 Pg. 1990

    referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness

Official Summary Text

Public employees and officers: other; local officials signing nondisclosure agreements related to the construction of data centers; prohibit. Creates new act.