Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB983: Enact the Data Center Accountability and Citizen Protection Act
Status: Introduced, July 28, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, July 28, 2026:
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. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 9.66 be amended and 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 be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 9.66. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Economic development assistance" means all of the following: (a) The programs and assistance provided or administered by the department of development under Chapters 122. and 166. of the Revised Code and any other section of the Revised Code under which the department provides or administers economic development assistance; (b) The programs and assistance provided or administered by a political subdivision under Chapters 725. and 1728. and sections 3735.67 to 3735.70, 5709.40 to 5709.43, 5709.61 to 5709.69, 5709.73 to 5709.75, and 5709.77 to 5709.81 of the Revised Code and any other section of the Revised Code under which a political subdivision provides economic development assistance; (c) Assistance provided under any other …
Sponsors
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45) · primary sponsor
- Michelle Teska (R, 55) · primary sponsor
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Levi Dean (R, 71)
- Diane Mullins (R, 47)
- D. J. Swearingen (R, HD-089)
Latest actions
- : Introduced
Subjects: Ethics, Taxation, Economic Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Air and Water Pollution Control, Utilities, State and Local Government, Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB983?
- HB983 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Enact the Data Center Accountability and Citizen Protection Act.
- What does HB983 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB983?
- Introduced as of July 28, 2026. Latest action: Introduced (July 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB983?
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB983?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb983
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