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S.B. 378: Enact the Responsible Water Use by Data Centers Act

Ohio, 136th General Assembly. Introduced, March 16, 2026.

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Status Introduced Introduced, .

Official summary

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Description

To amend sections 1521.01 and 1521.99 and to enact sections 9.72 and 1521.232 of the Revised Code regarding the withdrawal and consumptive use of water by data centers and to name the act the Responsible Water Use by Data Centers Act.

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Measure Bill.

Sponsors Willis Blackshear (D); Casey Weinstein (D); Kent Smith (D)

Subjects Environment and Natural Resources, Senate Public Utilities Committee The legislature's own list.

Official page www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb378. Found through LegiScan (bill 2134320), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. March 16, 2026 Introduced

    S.B. 378 was introduced in the Senate. legislature.ohio.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced.

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Sources

  1. S.B. 378 on the legislature's site www.legislature.ohio.gov

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