Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB646: Create the Data Center Study Commission
Status: Passed one chamber, June 10, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, June 10, 2026:
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. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 122.17, 122.175, and 3745.015 be amended and 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 be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 122.17. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Payroll" means the total taxable income paid by the employer during the employer's taxable year, or during the calendar year that includes the employer's tax period, to each employee or each home-based employee employed in the project to the extent such payroll is not used to determine the credit under section 122.171 of the Revised Code. "Payroll" excludes amounts paid before the day the taxpayer becomes eligible for the credit and retirement or other benefits paid or contributed by the employer to or on behalf of employees. (2) "Baseline payroll" means Ohio employee payroll, except that the applicable measurement period is the twelve months immediately preceding the date the tax credit authority approves the taxpayer's application or the date the tax credit authority receives the recommendation described in division …
Sponsors
- Gary Click (R, 88) · primary sponsor
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54) · primary sponsor
- Munira Abdullahi (D, 9)
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Thaddeus Claggett (R, 68)
- Rodney Creech (R, 40)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17)
- Haraz Ghanbari (R, 75)
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45)
Latest actions
- : Informally passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Recommitted
- : Re-referred
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed - Amended
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Favorable Passage (June 10, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, failed
- Passed (March 18, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (March 4, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, failed
Subjects: Technology, Commerce, Taxation, Environment and Natural Resources, Utilities, Electric Utilities, State and Local Government, Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB646?
- HB646 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Create the Data Center Study Commission.
- What does HB646 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB646?
- Passed one chamber as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Informally passed (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB646?
- Gary Click (R, 88), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB646?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb646
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