No. CS/SB 1118
Filed under AI & Technology.
Public Records/Data Centers; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for information relating to the plans, intentions, or interest of a person to locate a data center; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDA private person can request that a county or municipality keep their data center location plans confidential. This request must be made before any formal application is filed with the local government.
The requested information is exempt from public records laws for 12 months, or until the person waives confidentiality. The local government must still disclose that the project is a data center.
The bill also protects a person's proprietary confidential business information related to a data center. This information remains confidential until it is publicly available or no longer treated as private by the owner.
The confidentiality provisions will automatically be repealed on October 2, 2031, unless the Legislature reviews and reenacts them. The bill states that providing this confidentiality is a public necessity to attract data centers to the state.
AICreates a new exemption from public records laws for information about a person's plans to locate a data center, provided a written request is made before a formal application is filed.
AILimits the confidentiality exemption to 12 months from the request date, but requires the county or municipality to disclose that the project is a data center.
AIExempts a person's proprietary confidential business information related to a data center from public records laws until it becomes publicly available or is no longer treated as proprietary.
AIDefines proprietary confidential business information to include business plans, internal and external audit reports, security measures, and information relating to competitive interests.
AIRequires the Legislature to review the new confidentiality provisions by October 2, 2031, and repeals them if not reenacted.