Arkansas data center and energy laws

What Arkansas has enacted on data center and energy, what each law requires, and what the bills still moving would do. Arkansas is one of 29 states that enacted a data center and energy law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

Bills in scope
9bills in scope
Past committee
2past committee
Most recent action
29 April 2026most recent action

Data center and energy laws enacted in Arkansas

2 data center and energy laws enacted in the Arkansas Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.

  • HB 1572TO CREATE A TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY STUDY ON NEW NUCLEAR ENERGY GENERATION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.Enacted 16 April 2025

    What it does: Requires hiring a consulting firm to conduct a technical feasibility study on new nuclear energy generation in Arkansas, with criteria including reactor design expertise, siting analysis, and evaluation of commercially licensable nuclear technologies including small modular reactors.

    On-site and co-located generation

  • HB 1444TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR DATA CENTERS.Enacted 10 April 2025

    What it does: This amendment reorganizes the subsection structure and numbering of House Bill 1444's data center sales and use tax exemption provisions, and specifies that data reported to the commission shall be used only to determine eligibility.

    Tax incentives and clawbacks

Data center and energy in Arkansas, by topic

Data center and energy bills in Arkansas

The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.

2Enacted

7Introduced or inactive

9 bills in scope

Introduced or inactive

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HR 1014TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO REQUIRE A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION BEFORE PURCHASING OR LEASING LAND OR A BUILDING OR BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION.In committee

What it would do: Authorizes introduction of a bill requiring digital asset miners or mining businesses to file written notification with the Arkansas Public Service Commission and local government at least six months before purchasing, leasing land, or beginning construction of a digital asset mining facility.

HR 1013TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS AND AMEND THE AUTHORITY OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH RESPECT TO A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS.In committee

What it would do: Authorizes introduction of a bill to amend the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023 by renaming it the Digital Asset Mining Act, modifying requirements for digital asset mining businesses, and restricting local government authority to regulate or prohibit home digital asset mining.

HR 1012TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO REGULATE THE IMPACT ON WATER USAGE AND THE ELECTRICAL GRID BY BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS AND DIGITAL ASSET MINING.In committee

What it would do: Authorizes introduction of a bill to amend the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023 and grant the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and Arkansas Public Service Commission authority to monitor and regulate blockchain networks and digital asset mining operations based on water usage and electric grid impacts.

HR 1010TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF A COMPUTER MANUFACTURED BY A COVERED FOREIGN ENTITY IN DIGITAL ASSET MINING AND PROHIBIT THE USE OF CERTAIN SOFTWARE IN DIGITAL ASSET MINING.In committee

What it would do: Authorizes introduction of a bill prohibiting digital asset mining businesses and miners from using computers manufactured or assembled by covered foreign entities or software developed by covered foreign entities, with penalties of Class A misdemeanor for first offense and Class D felony for subsequent offenses.

HR 1009TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO REQUIRE A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PAY A FEE FOR EXTRAORDINARY ELECTRICAL ENERGY USAGE AND TO IMPLEMENT OVERSIGHT PROCEDURES.In committee

What it would do: Authorizes introduction of a bill requiring digital asset mining businesses to pay annual fees to the Department of Energy and Environment based on electrical energy usage, with fees ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 per megawatt tier, and implementing oversight procedures.

SB 60TO PROHIBIT A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS FROM BEING LOCATED WITHIN A THIRTY-MILE RADIUS OF A MILITARY FACILITY; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.In committee

What it would do: Prohibits digital asset mining businesses from operating within a thirty-mile radius of specified Arkansas military facilities, except those issued permits by the Oil and Gas Commission on or before December 31, 2024, and requires the Commission to revoke permits for non-compliant facilities.

SB 10TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; AND TO REGULATE THE IMPACT ON WATER USAGE AND THE ELECTRIC GRID BY BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS AND DIGITAL ASSET MINING.In committee

What it would do: Requires the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to monitor blockchain and digital asset mining's water usage impact and allows action against operations threatening critical groundwater supplies. Requires the Arkansas Public Service Commission to monitor these operations' impact on the electric grid and allows directing utilities to halt service if grid reliability is threatened.

Bill titles link to the Arkansas Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as data center and energy legislation

In scope: Large-load tariffs and cost allocation; siting, zoning and permitting; tax incentives and clawbacks; on-site and co-located generation; water, cooling and emissions; and grid reliability and load flexibility.

Questions

Does Arkansas have a data center and energy law?

Yes. Arkansas enacted 2 data center and energy laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them HB 1572 and HB 1444. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.

What does Arkansas legislate on most in data center and energy?

Siting, zoning and permitting (3 bills), Water, cooling and emissions (2 bills) and Grid reliability and load flexibility (2 bills).

Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?

No. Which bills count as Data center and energy bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

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