Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 1460 — An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, prohibiting the location of data centers.

Last action — Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Sept. 24, 2026

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced September 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

In plain language

This bill prohibits data centers in residential areas in Pennsylvania and restricts them to industrial zones.

The bill amends the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code to prevent data centers from being established in residential areas. Instead, it allows hyperscale and major data centers to be located only in industrial and mining zones.

What this means for you
  • Environment: This bill may limit the environmental impact of data centers by restricting their location.

Summary

Data Center Rezoning, Location and Residential Protections

Bill Text

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The bill prohibits data centers from being established in residential areas and restricts hyperscale and major data centers to industrial and mining zones.

  • Section 622

    Prohibiting the Location of Data Centers.--(a) A data center may not be established or operated within a residential zoning area. (b) A hyperscale and major data center shall only be located in an industrial and mining zone. (c) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Data center." A facility or group of facilities that is used to house and operate equipment that: (1) receives, stores, aggregates, manages, processes, transforms, retrieves, researches or transmits data; or (2) is necessary for the proper operation of equipment that receives, stores, aggregates, manages, processes, transforms, retrieves, researches or transmits data. "Hyperscale and major data center." A facility, either one building on the same plot of land or multiple buildings, in which there are at least 5,000 servers and 100,000 square feet of physical space combined.

    This establishes new regulations governing the location of data centers in Pennsylvania.

Action History

  1. Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Sept. 24, 2026

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 249 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (249)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1460 do?
Data Center Rezoning, Location and Residential Protections
Who sponsors SB 1460?
SB 1460 is sponsored by Marty Flynn (Democratic), Elder A. Vogel (Republican), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), and Rosemary M. Brown (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1460?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced September 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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