An Act prohibiting certain nondisclosure agreements between public agencies and data centers.
This bill prohibits Pennsylvania public agencies from entering into nondisclosure agreements with data center owners regarding the construction, development, or location of these facilities. The law ensures that any contract attempting to keep details about a data center's project or the agreement itself secret from the public is considered invalid and unenforceable. By banning such confidentiality clauses, the legislation aims to increase transparency around government interactions with data center developers. The changes apply to all state and local agencies and will take effect 60 days after the bill becomes law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jul 20, 2026
Last action Jul 20, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026
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Referred to Communications & Technology
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tracy Pennycuick
RRepublican
Co
Elder Vogel
RRepublican
Co
James Malone
DDemocratic
Co
Rosemary Brown
RRepublican
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