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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 646: Create the Data Center Study Commission

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 646 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Create the Data Center Study Commission. Primary sponsor: Gary Click (Republican), Kellie Deeter (Republican). It lists 46 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 10, 2026): Recommitted.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 39

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gary ClickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Kellie DeeterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Munira AbdullahiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Tim BarhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Adam BirdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Thad ClaggettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Rodney CreechCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Jack DanielsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Haraz GhanbariCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Adam HolmesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Jim HoopsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Angie KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Roy KlopfensteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Beth LearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Brian LorenzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Gayle ManningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Melanie MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Ismail MohamedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Bob PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Justin PizzulliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Sharon A. RayCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tracy RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Elgin RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Jason StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Brian StewartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
David ThomasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Dan TroyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Andrea WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Heidi WorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Tom YoungCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Recommitted
  2. Informally passed
  3. Reported - Substitute
  4. Re-referred
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced
  7. Passed - Amended
  8. Reported - Substitute
  9. Referred to committee
  10. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source