"At least 25 states introduced bills to repeal or restrict data center tax subsidies, but such legislation passed in only eight states," according to research by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Processing Content"At least 25 states introduced bills to repeal or restrict data center tax subsidies, but such legislation passed in only eight states," according to research by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. "In Illinois, where state law requires that data centers create 20 jobs to receive a tax incentive, 22 out of 27 subsidized data centers created exactly 20 jobs." Political debate in Virginia's formally fertile data center environment is increasingly requiring candidates and public officials to take a stand on the issue. Opposition to data centers increasingly looks bipartisan as at least 20 counties or municipalities in Florida have passed or are considering temporary or permanent moratoriums on data centers.