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
Key claim: SB 1018 would create a new Michigan act imposing a moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers, tie-barred with SB 1019.
Abstract
(SB1018 · 103rd Legislature) 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 Sponsor: Sen. James Runestad ® + 1 co-sponsor In committee: S Government Operations Latest action (2026-06-04): Referred To Committee On Government Operations
Why this matters
A statutory moratorium on approvals and operation of new data centers would pause a fast-growing category of capital investment in Michigan, directly affecting economic development pipelines, local tax bases, and utility planning. Paired with SB 1019 via tie-bar, it signals a legislative pivot from incentivizing data centers to constraining them until further conditions are met, which is consequential for employers, workers in construction and tech infrastructure, and taxpayers weighing incentive tradeoffs.