S 9182 New York Senate · 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

Feb 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action May 22, 2026

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S9182A → S9182B · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to include Senator Skoufis as a sponsor and to significantly expand the legal definition of a 'data center.' The new definition now explicitly includes buildings, server racks, and infrastructure on connected sites, regardless of occupancy type, and sets a specific threshold of 20 megawatts for eligibility. This ensures that large-scale data processing facilities are clearly covered by the bill's restrictions on subsidies and power allocations.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was broadened by updating the definition of 'data center' to be more inclusive of various infrastructure types and site configurations, ensuring a wider range of large-scale facilities are subject to the new restrictions.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'data center' was expanded to explicitly list buildings, equipment, server racks, and infrastructure on connected sites, removing ambiguity about what constitutes a covered facility.

The definition now includes a specific threshold of 20 megawatts of electricity usage and clarifies that the definition applies regardless of whether the site is single-occupant or multi-occupant.

ELIGIBILITY

Senator Skoufis was added to the list of bill sponsors.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and line spacing adjustments were made throughout the document.

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Amendments

May 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9182B

upper

May 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

upper

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9182A

upper

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

upper

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors