Pulaski County Enacts Data Center Land-Use Regulations After Veto Override
In Pulaski County, Arkansas, the state's most populous county, land-use regulations for data centers have been enacted after the Quorum Court voted to override a veto by the outgoing county judge. This override secures the previously passed rules for the…
Little Rock Pine Bluff, AR, October 28, 2026 —
Pulaski County, Arkansas, has enacted land-use regulations for data centers after the Quorum Court voted to override a veto by the outgoing county judge. The vote secures rules that had been passed previously for the county, where data center developments are planned.
The county is Arkansas’ most populous, according to the information provided. The summary does not specify when the Quorum Court voted, how many members supported the override, or the name of the outgoing county judge.
The rules’ specific requirements were not provided. It is also unclear from the available information which areas or proposed projects they cover, when the regulations take effect, or whether any applications have been filed under them. No developer or data center project was identified.
The vote resolves the veto question for the previously passed regulations: the Quorum Court’s action overrode the outgoing judge’s veto, allowing the rules to stand. The information provided does not describe the judge’s reasons for the veto or the court’s reasons for overriding it.
With data center developments planned in the county, the regulations establish a land-use framework for those plans. However, the available details do not outline how that framework will operate or what effect it may have on particular proposals. Further specifics about the ordinance, the vote and the planned developments were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Ainsley Platt on arkansasadvocate.com, see more information here.
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