OH HB 646

passed one chamber

Create the Data Center Study Commission

Ohio · 2025-2026 Regular Session (136th General Assembly) · lower

Quick answers

Did OH HB 646 pass?

Not yet. OH HB 646 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other as of 2026-06-10. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): Recommitted

What is OH HB 646 about?

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

Who sponsors OH HB 646?

Gary Click, Kellie Deeter are the primary sponsors of OH HB 646, joined by 46 cosponsors.

Description

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

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-06-10 — Recommitted
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-14
Introduced
introduction
2026-02-04
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Reported - Substitute
2026-03-18
Passed - Amended
passage
2026-03-19
Introduced
introduction
2026-03-25
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2026-06-02
Re-referred
2026-06-10
Reported - Substitute
2026-06-10
Informally passed
passage
2026-06-10
Recommitted

Versions

As Recommitted to the Senate Energy CommitteeCompare
As Reported by the Senate Energy CommitteeCompare
As Re-Referred to the Senate Energy CommitteeCompare
As Passed by the HouseCompare
As Reported by the House Technology and Innovation CommitteeCompare
As Referred by the House Rules and Reference CommitteeCompare
As IntroducedCompare
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Votes

Reported
2026-03-05 · fail · 9-3
Member-level votes (12)
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Christine Cockley: yes
- Steve Demetriou: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Ismail Mohamed: no
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: no
- Erika White: no
Passed
2026-03-18 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (97)
- Munira Abdullahi: yes
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Rachel B. Baker: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Sean P. Brennan: yes
- Juanita O. Brent: yes
- Karen Brownlee: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Gary Click: yes
- Christine Cockley: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Rodney Creech: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Levi Dean: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Steve Demetriou: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Ron Ferguson: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Chris Glassburn: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Jennifer Gross: yes
- Derrick Hall: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Mark Hiner: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Latyna M. Humphrey: yes
- Dani Isaacsohn: yes
- Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Angela N. King: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
- Beth Lear: yes
- Crystal Lett: yes
- Brian Lorenz: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Ismail Mohamed: yes
- Diane Mullins: yes
- Johnathan Newman: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
- Justin Pizzulli: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Tristan Rader: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
- C. Allison Russo: yes
- Jodi Salvo: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Mark Sigrist: yes
- Veronica R. Sims: yes
- Anita Somani: yes
- Jason Stephens: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
- Eric Synenberg: yes
- Michelle Teska: yes
- Cecil Thomas: yes
- David Thomas: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Desiree Tims: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Terrence Upchurch: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Erika White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Ty Moore: yes
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes
Reported
2026-06-10 · fail · 8-3
Member-level votes (11)
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Al Landis: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Kent Smith: no
- William P. DeMora: no
- Casey Weinstein: no

Related bills

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https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb646/

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