South Carolina H 5526: Face coverings

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2025-2026 Bill 5526 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5526

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Indicates New Matter

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A joint Resolution

TO PROHIBIT GOVERNMENTAL 
ENTITIES OF THIS STATE, COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 
FROM ACCEPTING OR TAKING ANY ACTION ON PERMITS OR APPLICATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS 
UNTIL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ESTABLISHES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL 
PROCESS FOR NEW DATA CENTERS IN THIS STATE, AND TO DEFINE "DATA CENTER."

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. As 
of the effective date of this joint resolution, no governmental entity of this 
State, county, municipality, or a political subdivision thereof, shall accept 
any application or permit for a data center, nor take action on any permit or 
application for a data center which has not received final approval, until the 
General Assembly establishes a comprehensive oversight and approval process for 
new data centers in this State. For purposes of this section, "data center" 
means a facility, campus of facilities, or array of interconnected facilities 
in this State used by an entity or other business enterprise to operate, 
manage, or maintain a computer, group of computers, or other organized assembly 
of hardware and software for the primary purpose of storing, retrieving, or 
transmitting data and that has a peak demand of five megawatts or greater.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect 
upon approval by the Governor.

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