Little Rock Board Again Fails to Pass Data Center Moratorium
The Little Rock City Board of Directors failed for a second time to pass a six-month moratorium on data center projects, with the vote ending 4-4. The proposed moratorium was intended to allow the city time to establish regulations for…
Little Rock Pine Bluff, AR, October 20, 2026 —
The Little Rock City Board of Directors has again failed to pass a proposed six-month moratorium on data center projects. The vote ended in a 4-4 tie, marking the second time the board did not approve the measure.
The proposed pause was intended to give the city time to establish regulations for data centers. The proposal comes amid plans for a major Google data center development in the Port of Little Rock, according to the information available about the measure.
The tie left the proposed moratorium unapproved. The available information does not specify what steps the city may take next, whether the board will reconsider the proposal, or when any data center regulations might be established.
Details about the board’s individual votes, the dates of the two votes, and the specific rules under consideration were not provided. The information also does not describe the development’s schedule or provide further details about the project’s status.
The stated purpose of the proposed six-month moratorium was to allow time for the city to develop regulations. With the measure failing for a second time, the available information does not establish whether that regulatory work will proceed on a different timeline or through another process.
Story summarized from the original created by Byron Tate on arktimes.com, see more information here.
