What this bill does

What this bill does

Enacts the "data center water stewardship and reuse act" to reduce reliance on potable public water supply systems and increase use of recycled or reclaimed water; provides for data center water use management into the state's environmental conservation framework, ensuring sustainability, watershed protection, and technological innovation; establishes the data center water stewardship fund.

Official title from the legislative record. Budget and omnibus bills list every Part in this field; the heading above is the opening clause.

Why we track this bill

Why we track this bill

Tracked because its title refers to drinking water and watershed protection. Our relevance score for this bill is 94 out of 100. Scoring is automatic and rule-based — see the methodology for how it is calculated.

What has happened so far

The complete official action history, newest first.

Legislative history

  1. May 15, 2026 — milestone

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    Senate

Documents

Official bill text, amendments and analyses. Links go to the authoritative source wherever one is published.

Documents

Bill text

S10487: Enacts the "data center water stewardship and reuse act" to reduce… · Rising Tide