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OH HB646

OH HB646
Create the Data Center Study Commission

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Introduced
01/14/2026
In Committee
03/04/2026
Crossed Over
03/18/2026
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

136th General Assembly

Bill Summary

To create the Data Center Study Commission, and to declare an emergency.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Data Center Study Commission, a group tasked with examining the various impacts of data centers, which are defined as facilities used for processing or transmitting data. The commission will be composed of members appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate, with diverse expertise including knowledge of agriculture, rural electric cooperatives, water and environmental impacts, municipalities, public utilities, economic development, and political representation from both legislative chambers. This commission, which will be housed within the Department of Development and will have co-chairpersons from the House and Senate majority parties, is mandated to hold at least four public meetings to gather testimony on topics such as environmental effects, strain on the electrical grid and water resources, noise and light pollution, economic and agricultural impacts, national security implications, and potential foreign propaganda efforts against data centers. After its study, the commission must submit a report with its findings and legislative recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly within six months of the bill's effective date, and it will dissolve upon completion of this report.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (48)

Gary Click (R)*,  Kellie Deeter (R)*,  Munira Abdullahi (D),  Tim Barhorst (R),  Adam Bird (R),  Sean Brennan (D),  Thad Claggett (R),  Rodney Creech (R),  Jack Daniels (R),  Michael Dovilla (R),  Haraz Ghanbari (R),  Jennifer Gross (R),  Thomas Hall (R),  Adam Holmes (R),  Jim Hoops (R),  Marilyn John (R),  Angie King (R),  Roy Klopfenstein (R),  Beth Lear (R),  Brian Lorenz (R),  Gayle Manning (R),  Adam Mathews (R),  Ty Mathews (R),  Joe Miller (D),  Kevin Miller (R),  Melanie Miller (R),  Ismail Mohamed (D),  Johnathan Newman (R),  Bob Peterson (R),  Justin Pizzulli (R),  Phil Plummer (R),  Sharon Ray (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),  Dan Troy (D),  Terrence Upchurch (D),  Andrea White (R),  Josh Williams (R),  Bernie Willis (R),  Heidi Workman (R),  Tom Young (R), 

Last Action

Referred to committee: Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology (on 03/25/2026)

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