Georgia Senate Bill 421 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-27 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to prohibit local governments, authorities, and political subdivisions from entering into nondisclosure agreements regarding electricity usage or water usage of any entity; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"The Data Center Transparency Act"; enact

Sen. RaShaun Kemp [D]	Sen. Drew Echols [R]	Sen. Jaha Howard [D]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]
Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Kenya Wicks [D]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]
Sen. Tonya Anderson [D]	Sen. Donzella James [D]	Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]	Sen. Gail Davenport [D]
Sen. Nan Orrock [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-27	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-01-22	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72340
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/240138