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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill SB 1460 Prohibits Data Centers in Residential Zones and Restricts Large Facilities to Industrial Areas
Last action · September 24, 2026: Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Sept. 24, 2026Sponsors: Rosemary Brown and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1460 prohibits the establishment or operation of s within any residential and restricts s exclusively to industrial and mining zones, taking effect in 60 days.
Changes municipal zoning rules across Pennsylvania by restricting where digital infrastructure and large-scale computing facilities can be built, directly impacting property developers, local municipalities, and residents living near industrial or residential zones.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Property developers
Developers are restricted from building standard data centers in residential zones and must site hyperscale and major data centers exclusively within industrial and mining zones.
Local municipalities
Municipal planning commissions and zoning boards must enforce the statutory prohibition against locating data centers in residential zones.
Residents in residential zones
Residents gain statutory protection against the establishment or operation of data centers within their residential zoning areas.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a data center be built in a residential neighborhood under this bill?
Where are large data centers allowed to be located?
How does the bill define a hyperscale and major data center?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Sep 24, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Sept. 24, 2026
Version history
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Statewide Zoning Mandate for Data Centers
The bill imposes a statewide floor on municipal zoning by expressly banning data centers from residential zones regardless of local variances.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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