Request for a public hearing
Hold hearing on AI data center moratorium in Boston
Last activity April 30, 2026 (5 months ago)
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Introduced
April 27, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
This matter is a City Council hearing order to discuss a moratorium for artificial intelligence data centers in Boston. It was introduced April 27, 2026 and referred to the Planning, Development and Transportation Committee. The sponsors include Councilors Flynn, Mejia, Culpepper, Breadon, Fitzgerald, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, and Worrell. The hearing would explore impacts such as electricity use and water costs.
Affects Boston residents
Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, John FitzGerald, Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, Julia Mejia, and Ed Flynn
Now with the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation
About Technology & Privacy and Environment & Climate
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Official title
Order for a hearing to discuss a moratorium for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers in Boston.
Timeline
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April 29, 2026
Referred to
City Council
On motion of Councilor Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Culpepper as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation.