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IdahoIdahoLawH 895
Data Centers, Water Use for Cooling
Limits the consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers.
Signed by Governor, Session Law Chapter 291Apr 2 7 months ago
- Body
- Idaho Legislature
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- Mar 13
- In effect since
- Jul 14 months ago
- Votes
- House 58-10-2, Senate 32-1-2
- Topics
- Data centers
Timeline
Jul 1 4 months ago
Apr 2 7 months ago
Mar 31 7 months ago
Mar 13 8 months ago
Sponsors
- House Ways and Means Committee
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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