Committee advances amendment allowing municipalities to create a separate property class for data centers Sen. Dolezal’s substitute (LC590390S) would remove manufacturing from the proposal and let localities create a separate ad valorem property class just for data centers; sponsors said the change is optional for municipalities and requires a constitutional amendment; the committee advanced the measure.

Georgia's Senate is considering a game-changing amendment that could redefine how data centers are taxed, giving local governments new tools to attract investment.

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Senate committee backs bill saying data centers should bear marginal upgrade costs, preserves sunset dates for equipment exemptions A substitute to SB410, incorporating language from SB34, states legislative intent that new large‑load electricity customers should bear marginal costs, clarifies treatment of computer equipment and data‑center certificates and preserves equipment sunset dates; the committee passed the substitute.

A new bill mandates that large data centers must cover their own electricity upgrade costs, a move aimed at shielding households from rising utility bills.

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Rules committee moves SR 668 and SB 447 to Standing Rules after narrowing SR 668 to data centers The Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously to advance SR 668 and SB 447 to the Standing Rules committee. The sponsor said SR 668 will be narrowed to focus exclusively on data centers rather than all manufacturing properties.

The Senate Rules Committee just made a pivotal move, narrowing SR 668 to exclusively benefit data centers and advancing both SR 668 and SB 447 for further consideration!

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A data center pushed her from ‘forever home.’ Now she’s fighting another one in LaGrange The husband and wife thought they’d evaded data center development by moving to LaGrange.

Realities of data center momentum in Georgia...she sold her home and arrived to find another...

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Georgia Senate committee proposes bill to limit electric utility costs for data centers Senate Committee amends bill to restrict utility costs for commercial data center services.

Georgia's new Senate Bill 34 could reshape how electric costs are managed for data centers, sparking a heated debate on consumer protection versus utility stability.

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