The Georgia Senate session ended abruptly Thursday just as senators were nearing a vote on a bill aimed at ensuring data centers pay for the energy infrastructure built to accommodate them after it appeared a last-minute alternative measure had the votes to pass.
The Georgia Senate avoided voting on Senate Bill 34, which moved out of committee earlier this week after it had been changed to reflect language from House Bill 1063, which Georgia Power did not oppose and the data center industry preferred.
But the sudden adjournment came Thursday afternoon after the Senate bill’s sponsor, Rome Republican Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, attempted to revert the measure back to its original form through a floor amendment that appeared to have broad support. About a dozen Senate Republicans signed onto adding back the language that the utility company and representatives from the data center industry opposed in committee.
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