HB 593: AN ACT relating to data centers.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 relating to municipal utilities and KRS Chapter 278 relating to Public Service Commission-regulated utilities to: define terms; only allow for the provision of electric service to a data center through a contract that conforms to the requirements of the Act; require that within 90 days of the effective date of the Act, the electric service provider issue or file a tariff setting forth the process for a data center customer to apply for service; require the payment of a nonrefundable service application fee; require the preparation of studies to determine the manner in which the electric service provider can safely and efficiently serve the data center in a way that does not have negative service or rate impacts to their non-data center customers; establish the minimum contract requirements between the electric service provider and the data center customer; provide that requirements of the Act that are conflict with the Tennessee Valley Authority's requirements for the distribution of electricity that it supplies shall not apply; prohibit the charging or allocating of any costs associated with serving or constructing new infrastructure to serve a data center to any other customers served by natural gas, water, or wastewater utilities; amend KRS 154.20-229 to require that a qualified data center project that has been preliminarily approved for a certificate of exemption under KRS 139.499 include in its memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority a certification that the data center project complies or will comply with all applicable local requirements and the applicable requirements of the Act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. March 31, 2026returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2. March 31, 20262nd reading
3. March 31, 2026taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
4. March 27, 2026returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
5. March 27, 20261st reading
6. March 27, 2026taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
7. March 27, 2026to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
8. March 5, 2026to Committee on Committees (S)
9. March 5, 2026received in Senate
10. March 4, 20263rd reading, passed 90-8 with Committee Substitute (1)
11. March 3, 2026posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026
12. February 27, 20262nd reading, to Rules

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