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Data centers: Under reviewAI: Under review

The strongest signals in Washington come from AI governance, data-center energy policy, and AI in health care; across 12 tracked bills, the leading stages are 9 committee and 3 enacted, 0 public figures and 5 news records add institutional context, and the mapped footprint consists of 10 matched data centers with 896 MW of reported capacity, 72 matched power plants totaling 28,601 MW, and 4 local policy areas and 4 local actions.

Legislation

  • EnactedConcerningSB6231

    Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.

    Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers. is tracked in Washington at the Enacted stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to tax incentives and economic development, and associated with Noel Frame and Robert Hasegawa. The record date is 2026-04-01.

    Updated Apr 1, 2026Source
  • EnactedConcerningSB5395

    Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process.

    Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process. is tracked in Washington at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI in health care, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to ai in healthcare and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Tina Orwall and Ron Muzzall. The record date is 2026-03-23.

    Updated Mar 23, 2026Source
  • In committeeConcerningHB2515

    Addressing emerging large energy use facilities.

    Addressing emerging large energy use facilities. is tracked in Washington at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to grid capacity, energy rates, and environmental review, and associated with Beth Doglio and Alex Ramel. The record date is 2026-02-14.

    Updated Feb 14, 2026Source
  • In committeeSB6184

    Updating the office of homeless youth program provisions.

    Updating the office of homeless youth program provisions. is tracked in Washington at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with Claire Wilson and T'wina Nobles. The record date is 2026-02-10.

    Updated Feb 10, 2026Source
  • In committeeConcerningHB2708

    Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.

    Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers. is tracked in Washington at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to tax incentives and economic development, and associated with April Berg and Chipalo Street. The record date is 2026-01-30.

    Updated Jan 30, 2026Source
  • In committeeFavorableHB2655

    Providing a retail sales and use tax exemption for the construction and equipping of new data centers located in a county east of the Cascades that borders another state and has a population of at least 500,000.

    Providing a retail sales and use tax exemption for the construction and equipping of new data centers located in a county east of the Cascades that borders another state and has a population of at least 500,000. is tracked in Washington at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to tax incentives, economic development, and job creation, and associated with Timm Ormsby and Mike Volz. The record date is 2026-01-26.

    Updated Jan 26, 2026Source
  • In committeeConcerningSB6284

    Providing consumer protections for artificial intelligence systems.

    Providing consumer protections for artificial intelligence systems. is tracked in Washington at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency, ai safety, and data privacy, and associated with Marko Liias and Matt Boehnke. The record date is 2026-01-22.

    Updated Jan 22, 2026Source
  • In committeeConcerningHB2502

    Improving local government funding by removing certain sales and use tax exemptions.

    Improving local government funding by removing certain sales and use tax exemptions. is tracked in Washington at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to tax incentives and economic development, and associated with Sharon Wylie and Lisa Parshley. The record date is 2026-01-15.

    Updated Jan 15, 2026Source
  • EnactedSB5431

    Modifying tax and revenue laws in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections.

    Modifying tax and revenue laws in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections. is tracked in Washington at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with Mark Schoesler and June Robinson. The record date is 2025-05-20.

    Updated May 20, 2025Source
  • In committeeSB5810

    Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.

    Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. is tracked in Washington at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with Chris Gildon and Nikki Torres. The record date is 2025-04-15.

    Updated Apr 15, 2025Source
  • In committeeUnder reviewSB5637

    Promoting student access to information about media literacy and civic education.

    Promoting student access to information about media literacy and civic education. is tracked in Washington at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in education, tagged with a review policy posture, linked to ai in education, and associated with Phil Fortunato. The record date is 2025-03-12.

    Updated Mar 12, 2025Source
  • In committeeHB1476

    Delaying the rebasing of the nursing home payment rates to 2028.

    Delaying the rebasing of the nursing home payment rates to 2028. is tracked in Washington at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care and associated with Timm Ormsby. The record date is 2025-01-21.

    Updated Jan 21, 2025Source

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