Ohio

H.B. 96 cutoff on new data center exemption agreements (item vetoed)

Legislation introduced (any outcome)

Vetoed This measure was vetoed and did not take effect.

Scope

Item Number 58 of the Governor's veto message on Amended Substitute House Bill 96 (136th General Assembly) deleted the boxed text ", before October 1, 2025," on page 167 of the bill. The veto message describes the item as prohibiting the Tax Credit Authority from entering into new computer data center sales and use tax exemption agreements beginning on October 1, 2025, and notes that the exemption is at the Authority's discretion and is not automatic. Because the item was vetoed, that cutoff did not become law. This record covers only Item 58, not the rest of House Bill 96.

Geographic scope
Ohio
Jurisdiction
State
Authority type
Legislature
Issuing authority
Ohio General Assembly

Dates

Adopted
No adoption day is recorded
Effective
Never took effect (vetoed)
Scheduled expiration
None scheduled
Ended
30 June 2025
Completion condition
None stated
Source document
30 June 2025
Last checked
23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)

Summary

The General Assembly's version of the 2025 state budget bill, Amended Substitute House Bill 96, would have stopped the Ohio Tax Credit Authority from entering into new computer data center sales and use tax exemption agreements beginning on 1 October 2025. The Governor vetoed that item (Item Number 58) in his veto message dated 30 June 2025, saying the exemption matters as Ohio competes with other states for technology jobs and capital investment. The bill's status page lists one pair of item-override votes, in July and October 2025, which the Ohio House identifies as the override of Item 66 on property tax levies, not this item.

What this does not establish

  • The General Assembly posts the same veto message at https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/assets/legislation/legislation-documents/136/VetoMessageAmSubHB96.pdf, but that copy is an image-only scan with no text layer. The quotes come from the copy the Governor's office distributed through its official GovDelivery account (account OHIOGOVERNOR), which has a text layer.
  • The General Assembly completed an override of a different item (Item 66) on 1 October 2025, months after the veto, so a later override of Item 58 is not ruled out by the date alone. The House Bill 96 status page opened on 23 September 2026 lists no other override action.
  • The exemption statute this item would have limited, Ohio Revised Code section 122.175, is the separate record oh-orc-122175-data-center-exemption.
  • The veto message is the Governor's statement of reasons. It is not the enrolled act, and this record does not restate the rest of House Bill 96.

Unresolved questions

  • Whether the General Assembly will vote on Item 58 before the 136th General Assembly ends.

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.

Sources

Primary source

https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OHIOGOVERNOR/2025/07/01/file_attachments/3310799/Veto%20Messages.pdf

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