Data Center Moratorium (SB 1018)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-06-04 — Public utilities: public service commission; moratorium on approvals by the Michigan public service commission of any new enterprise data centers; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii.: SB1020 introduced as a parallel measure amending 1939 PA 3 (adding sec. 10ii) to bar the Michigan Public Service Commission from approving any new enterprise data centers, complementing SB1018’s broader moratorium via a utility-regulation channel. (novelty: 3)
2026-06-04 — Businesses: other; Michigan zoning enabling act; make subject to the data center regulation act. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1018’26: SB1019 (the tie-barred companion to SB1018) introduced to amend MCL 125.3205 of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act to make local zoning subject to the Data Center Regulation Act, supplying the zoning hook that would let SB1018’s moratorium bind municipal approval processes. (novelty: 2)
2026-06-04 — Businesses: other; moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1019’26: SB 1018 introduced to create a new Michigan act imposing a moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers, tie-barred with SB 1019’26; referred to Committee on Government Operations. (novelty: 3)