A 10852 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the stop subsidizing data centers act

Summary

Prohibits allocation of economic development power to data centers; provides for certain caps on amounts and eligibility for industrial development agency financial assistance; provides for the return of industrial development agency-awarded financial assistance if certain job levels are not maintained within 5 years of project completion; designates the department of environmental conservation as the mandatory lead agency for environmental quality review of any action consuming over 20 megawatts; requires environmental quality review for any action within 10 miles of a federally recognized Indian nation's territory.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

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Governor

Introduced Apr 8, 2026 Last action May 21, 2026

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A10852A → A10852B · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand the legal definition of a 'data center' to include a wider range of equipment and multi-occupant sites, ensuring the ban on public power allocations applies more broadly. The committee re-reported the bill with these amendments to clarify that large-scale data processing facilities cannot receive state-subsidized electricity.

Scope change

The scope of the ban on public power allocations for data centers was expanded by redefining the term 'data center' to cover more types of facilities and equipment configurations.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'data center' was expanded from a simple description of computer systems to include all buildings, infrastructure, and stationary items like server racks on connected sites, regardless of whether the site is single or multi-occupant, as long as it uses 20+ megawatts of electricity.

ELIGIBILITY

The amendment ensures that the prohibition on allocating public power for data centers applies to the newly defined, broader category of facilities, preventing any loophole where a facility might technically fit the old definition but not the new, more inclusive one.

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Amendments

May 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 10852B

lower

May 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 10852A

lower

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors