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Laws · Ohio · H.B. 983

H.B. 983: Enact the Data Center Accountability and Citizen Protection Act

Ohio, 136th General Assembly. Introduced, July 28, 2026.

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Status Introduced Introduced, .

Official summary

No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.

Description

To amend section 9.66 and to enact sections 3744.01, 3744.02, 3744.03, 3744.04, 3744.041, 3744.042, 3744.05, 3744.06, 3744.061, 3744.062, 3744.07, 3744.08, 3744.09, 3744.10, 3744.11, and 3744.12 of the Revised Code to impose various requirements concerning data centers, to name this act the Data Center Accountability and Citizen Protection Act, and to declare an emergency.

As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan, source 1. It is the legislature's own line about the measure, not a summary of it.

Measure Bill.

Sponsors Jennifer Gross (R); Michelle Teska (R); Tim Barhorst (R); Levi Dean (R); Diane Mullins (R); D. J. Swearingen (R)

Subjects Economic Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Environment and Natural Resources : Air and Water Pollution Control, State and Local Government : Ethics, State and Local Government : Local Government, Taxation, Utilities The legislature's own list.

Official page www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb983. Found through LegiScan (bill 2156542), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. July 28, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 983 was introduced in the House. legislature.ohio.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced.

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Sources

  1. H.B. 983 on the legislature's site www.legislature.ohio.gov

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