# Georgia HB 1063: Electric utilities; protect residential and retail electricity customers from costs associated with data center construction and operation; require

Georgia HB 1063, Electric utilities; protect residential and retail electricity customers from costs associated with data center construction and operation; require, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Victor Anderson (Republican), Jon Burns (Republican), Chas Cannon (Republican) and 3 others; status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Senate Read and Referred) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1063
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Electric utilities; protect residential and retail electricity customers from costs associated with data center construction and operation; require
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Senate Read and Referred
- Sponsors: Victor Anderson (Republican), Jon Burns (Republican), Chas Cannon (Republican), Sandy Donatucci (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), Brad Thomas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Special Committee on Resource Management, Regulated Industries and Utilities, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (282 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victor Anderson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jon Burns (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chas Cannon (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sandy Donatucci (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brad Thomas (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 159 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Move from EU&T to SCRM | pass | 123 | 10 | 41 |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-02-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-02: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-02: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
- 2026-01-29: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-28: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- LC 60 0283S/hcs (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242805)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [LC 60 0283S/hcs (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242805)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1063-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).