Scope
House Bill 784 of the 136th Ohio General Assembly would enact sections 9.484 and 1521.301 of the Revised Code to require data centers to report monthly and yearly water consumption and to prohibit data centers from including water consumption information in nondisclosure agreements with political subdivisions, according to the bill's official long title. It was introduced in the House on 24 March 2026 and referred to the House Energy Committee on 25 March 2026; the status page records no later action as of 23 September 2026.
- Geographic scope
- Ohio
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- Ohio General Assembly
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not enacted
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 2 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
Ohio House Bill 784 of the 136th General Assembly would require data centers to report their monthly and yearly water consumption and would bar data centers from putting water consumption information under nondisclosure agreements with political subdivisions. It was introduced on 24 March 2026 and referred to the House Energy Committee on 25 March 2026, with no later action shown on 23 September 2026. It is a proposal, not enacted law.
What this does not establish
- The scope is taken from the official long title on the Legislature's bill page; the introduced bill text (PDF) was not opened, so reporting details, recipients and penalties are not restated.
- The Legislature's pages state that its online versions of legislation are not official.
- The 136th General Assembly runs through 2026, so the bill is recorded as pending, not failed.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb784
- Current official status current official status reviewed 2 October 2026