- December 31, 202730%
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- December 31, 202611%
The story so far
written Sep 30What is happening
Indiana’s push for data center infrastructure remains stalled as the 2026 legislative session concluded without the passage of a moratorium bill [1][7]. The absence of such legislation leaves the state's current regulatory framework for high-energy computing facilities unchanged through the third quarter of the year [1][4]. Governor Mike Braun signed 48 bills into law on March 5, 2026, addressing topics from immigration to student cellphone use, but the governor's bill-signing tracker included no measures related to data center restrictions [1][8].
What to watch
The Indiana Senate passing a moratorium bill would be the first step toward a legislative change. Subsequent passage by the Indiana House would then send the measure to the Governor's desk. A signature from the Governor would enact the bill into law. The moratorium would take effect once the law's specific effective date is reached. Market participants at Polymarket are pricing the likelihood of these events occurring by December 31, 2026.
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How we got here
The Indiana General Assembly listed active bills for the 2026 session including Senate Bill 250 on hemp regulation and Senate Bill 144 on tobacco devices [3][5]. However, no bill matching the description of a data center moratorium appeared in the final actions of the session [7][9]. Other legislative efforts failed during the term, such as House Bill 1032 regarding redistricting, which the Senate defeated in a 31-19 vote on December 11, 2025 [2]. The session's primary bill tranches were finalized by March 2026 deadlines without the introduction of data center limits [1][6].
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- [1]indianacapitalchronicle.com — Governor signs bills on immigration, homelessness and dozens more into ...
- [2]fastdemocracy.com — Bill tracking in Indiana - HB 1032 (2026 legislative session ...
- [3]iga.in.gov — IGA | Senate Bill 250 - Regulation of hemp
- [4]iga.in.gov — IGA | Bills for 2026 Session - Indiana General Assembly
- [5]legiscan.com — PDF COMMITTEE REPORT - LegiScan
- [6]iga.in.gov — Indiana General Assembly
- [7]iga.in.gov — IGA | Bills for 2026 Session
- [8]indianacapitalchronicle.com — bill signing Archives • Indiana Capital Chronicle
- [9]iga.in.gov — IGA | Bills for 2026 Session
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newest firstWhen we started following: Indiana 2026 legislative session concludes without enactment of data center moratorium bill
The Indiana 2026 legislative session ended with no recorded passage of a data center moratorium. Governor Mike Braun signed four-dozen bills into law on March 5, 2026, covering immigration, homelessness, and student cellphone use [1]. The governor's 2026 bill-signing tracker did not include legislation related to data center restrictions among the measures signed or left to become law without signature as of early March 2026 [1].
Legislative records for the 2026 session show the defeat of unrelated measures, such as House Bill 1032 regarding redistricting, which the Senate voted down 31-19 on December 11, 2025 [2]. While the Indiana General Assembly listed active bills for the 2026 session including Senate Bill 250 on hemp regulation and Senate Bill 144 on tobacco devices, no bill matching the "Indiana Bill XXXXXX" moratorium description appears in the final actions of the session [3][5][7]. The absence of a signed act by the March 2026 deadlines for the session's primary bill tranches leaves the December 31, 2026, Polymarket settlement date as the next milestone for potential special session activity or year-end regulatory changes.