New JerseyData center applicants could not hide plans from public review
Data center applicants and their agents would be barred from secrecy agreements with local agencies or property sellers, and a violation could block project approval.
What it does
People applying to develop a data center in New Jersey, and their agents, could not make secrecy agreements with local agencies or property sellers to hide project details or block public review.
Argument forPublic review could be more open if applicants and local agencies cannot use secrecy agreements to hide data center plans.
Argument againstApplicants could have less room to keep project details private when they work with property sellers or local agencies.
More detail
Applicants and their agents would be barred from making agreements that hide data center plans or prevent public review. The ban would cover applications to develop a data center in New Jersey, including agreements with an approving authority, municipal agency, or property seller. The agreement is unenforceable if it has the purpose or effect of hiding project details or preventing public review. An applicant would have to attest that no buyer, agent, developer, or other party in the real estate transaction made a covered agreement with the seller. A local agency could not approve the project if the applicant violated the ban. The bill would take effect immediately if enacted.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 29Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology CommitteeLatest
- Oct 22Passed by the Senate (38-0)Passed 1st Chamber
- Oct 1Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd ReadingMinor
- May 18Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs CommitteeIntroduced
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