Balancing act: Bills to both regulate, promote AI data centers advance to final committee

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 1,000

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Florida Sen. Bryan Avila acknowledges his pair of AI bills present a quandary: Attempt to regulate data centers enough that they don’t harm the environment, but not too much that they’re not built within the state.

And although the Miami Republican believes he’s struck the right balance with SB 484 and SB 1118, he told the Senate Community Affairs Committee Tuesday afternoon, he’ll also have to span the widening AI policy rift between …

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