H.B. 646: Create the Data Center Study Commission
Ohio, 136th General Assembly. In committee, June 10, 2026.
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H.B. 646 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.
To amend sections 122.17, 122.175, and 3745.015 and to enact sections 122.55, 149.437, 1521.301, 1521.302, 1521.303, 4582.432, 4941.01, 4941.02, 4941.03, 4941.04, 4941.05, 4941.06, 5709.94, and 6111.70 of the Revised Code regarding data centers.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Gary Click (R); Kellie Deeter (R); Munira Abdullahi (D); Tim Barhorst (R); Adam Bird (R); Sean Brennan (D); Thaddeus Claggett (R); Rodney Creech (R); Jack Daniels (R); Michael Dovilla (R); Haraz Ghanbari (R); Jennifer Gross (R); Thomas Hall (R); Adam Holmes (R); James Hoops (R); Marilyn John (R); Angela King (R); Roy Klopfenstein (R); Beth Lear (R); Brian Lorenz (R); Gayle Manning (R); Adam Mathews (R); Ty Mathews (R); Joseph Miller (D); Kevin Miller (R); Melanie Miller (R); Ismail Mohamed (D); Johnathan Newman (R); Bob Peterson (R); Justin Pizzulli (R); Phil Plummer (R); Tracy Richardson (R); Monica Robb Blasdel (R); Elgin Rogers (D); Jodi Salvo (R); Jean Schmidt (R); Jason Stephens (R); Brian Stewart (R); Eric Synenberg (D); David Thomas (R); Daniel Troy (D); Terrence Upchurch (D); Andrea White (R); Josh Williams (R); Bernard Willis (R); Heidi Workman (R); Tom Young (R)
Subjects Commerce : Technology, State and Local Government, Utilities : Electric Utilities, House Technology and Innovation Committee, Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee, Senate Energy Committee, Environment and Natural Resources, State and Local Government : Local Government, State and Local Government : Public Records, Taxation The legislature's own list.
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What happened, and when
- June 10, 2026 In committee
H.B. 646 went to committee in the Senate. legislature.ohio.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Reported - Substitute: Energy.
- June 2, 2026 In committee
H.B. 646 went to committee in the Senate. legislature.ohio.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Re-referred: Energy.
- March 18, 2026 Passed first chamber
H.B. 646 passed the House. legislature.ohio.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Passed - Amended.
- March 4, 2026 In committee
H.B. 646 went to committee in the House. legislature.ohio.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Reported - Substitute: Technology and Innovation.
- January 14, 2026 Introduced
H.B. 646 was introduced in the House. legislature.ohio.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced.
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Data Center Record, "H.B. 646: Create the Data Center Study Commission", https://datacenterrecord.org/bills/oh-2025-hb-646. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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