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June 6, 1944D-Day82 years later their bravery and sacrifice shines brightly in the form of freedom. 🇺🇸
06/06/2026

June 6, 1944
D-Day
82 years later their bravery and sacrifice shines brightly in the form of freedom. 🇺🇸

The Joint Data Center Committee is meeting now and hearing directly from the companies building data centers in Ohio.The...
06/04/2026

The Joint Data Center Committee is meeting now and hearing directly from the companies building data centers in Ohio.

The bipartisan committee is gathering the facts on energy costs, water use, environmental impact, and public safety.

After hearing from state agencies and then from Ohioans, this meeting puts the industry itself on the record. Operators including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are testifying about their Ohio investments, energy and water commitments, and local hiring.

Watch live:https://ohiosenate.gov/live/ohio-house-and-senate-select-committees-on-data-centers

The Ohio Senate was in session on Wednesday, June 3.Pastor Brian Solomon of Capitol Ministries in Columbus offered the o...
06/04/2026

The Ohio Senate was in session on Wednesday, June 3.

Pastor Brian Solomon of Capitol Ministries in Columbus offered the opening prayer.
The children and grandchildren of senators and Senate staff gathered in the well of the Chamber to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

RECOGNITIONS
Senators Theresa Gavarone and Nathan Manning recognized Edy Solet of Elyria, named the 2026 Ohio Fairs Queen by the Ohio Fair Managers' Association.

Senator Al Landis recognized the Wooster Christian School Boys Basketball Team, National Christian Schools Athletic Association Division 5C Champions.

Senator Nathan Manning recognized the family of former State Senator Jeffry Armbruster, who passed away on May 15. Senator Armbruster represented the 13th Senate District from 1999 to 2006.

Senator Tom Patton recognized Claire Wise as Miss Columbus Teen.

Senator Nathan Manning recognized Senior Legislative Aide Lindsay Murch for her outstanding service to the Ohio Senate.

Senator Shane Wilkin recognized Senior Legislative Aide Ryleigh Brady for her outstanding service to the Ohio Senate.

Senator George Lang recognized Makenna Marcum, granddaughter of Legislative Aide Ruby Marcum, on her visit to the Statehouse.

BILLS PASSED
Senate Bill 450 (Sen. Jerry Cirino): The state capital budget, funding construction and infrastructure projects across Ohio for the biennium ending June 30, 2028. Passed 31-0 as an emergency measure.

House Bill 359, the Joshua Alert: Strengthens the statewide emergency alert system for missing autistic and developmentally disabled children. Passed 31-0.

House Bill 20: Increases penalties for obstructing official business when the victim is an emergency service responder, and clarifies penalties for menacing a probation officer. Passed 29-2.

House Bill 195: Updates the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code and addresses pay reimbursement for retired judges serving as active judges. Passed 31-0.

House Bill 268: Changes when a person may file a petition for a certificate of qualification for employment. Passed 31-0.

Senate Bill 120: Addresses temporary greenhouses and building codes, establishes the Urban Farmer Youth Initiative Pilot Program, and sets property tax requirements for agricultural land. Passed 31-0.

Senate Bill 135 (Sen. Andrew Brenner): Updates Ohio law on real property foreclosures and estate sales. Passed 31-0.

Senate Bill 331 (Sen. Steve Wilson): Allows certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities. Passed 31-0.

RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER ACTION

The Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 10 (Sens. Jane Timken and Theresa Gavarone), which places a proposed constitutional amendment requiring photo identification to vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ohio voters will decide the measure. Adopted 22-9.

The Senate concurred in House changes to Senate Bill 106 (Sen. Bill Reineke) on electric vehicle charging stations, 31-0, and adopted House Concurrent Resolution 7 supporting the American Legion Buckeye Boys State and Auxiliary Buckeye Girls State, 31-0.

06/02/2026

The average American household has over 21 connected devices.

Your phone, your TV, your tablet, even the smart frame showing your family photos. Every app, every transaction, every photo lives somewhere, and that somewhere is a data center.

Sen. Brian Chavez, co-chair of the Joint Data Center Committee, on why where that data is stored matters, and why keeping it out of our adversaries' hands is a national security issue.

🎙️ The President's Podcast | On the Record with the Ohio Senate
Full episode: https://youtu.be/oOGcgnw2aYM?si=gjyaavV5Uzla1ZqB

The Joint Data Center Committee is holding its second meeting and heard public testimony from Ohioans today.The bipartis...
06/01/2026

The Joint Data Center Committee is holding its second meeting and heard public testimony from Ohioans today.

The bipartisan committee is gathering the facts on energy costs, water use, environmental impact, and public safety.

The mission is to provide responsible development standards that protect data, communities, and the environment.

Watch: https://ohiosenate.gov/live/ohio-house-and-senate-select-committees-on-data-centers

05/29/2026

Data Centers.
Death Stars or The Force of the Future?
The battle rages on social media which flows from smart phones, tablets, laptops, desktops to one common place. That's a data center cloud. So when even the most virulent opposition in a fit of doom arms an anti-data center post on their Galaxy AI and hits send-in reality it goes to a cloud not so far-far away.
This week the Ohio General Assembly's Joint Data Center Committee held the first of several hearings to hear from government regulators to the industry. The hearing ran for more than three hours, and we've boiled it down to 7 minutes covering clouds to water quality. Responsible development protects your family's data, protects the country, and protects the environment.
Don't miss The President's Podcast this week with Senator Brian Chavez Ohio State Senator who co-chairs the committee. Click here for more on the committees mission.
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/oOGcgnw2aYM?si=EwBpWrcWmQD_ej2Z
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Q33eksDOD7anQRR54pUq0?si=b_z41MmcRe2FzHdbTJz6-Q
The Views, The News, Excludes:
https://ohiosenate.gov/news/on-the-record

Ohio is open for business, and the Ohio Senate is making sure it stays that way.Sen. Brian Chavez co-chaired today's Sel...
05/27/2026

Ohio is open for business, and the Ohio Senate is making sure it stays that way.

Sen. Brian Chavez co-chaired today's Select Committee on Data Centers at the Ohio Statehouse, joined by Sens. Bill Reineke and Shane Wilkin.

The committee heard directly from PJM, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the Ohio EPA, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, and the Ohio Department of Development.

Topics covered included energy costs and grid reliability, water use, environmental permitting, and making sure data centers pay their fair share so Ohio families don't foot the bill.

Data centers aren't just an economic opportunity for Ohio. They're a matter of national security. The Ohio Senate is committed to getting the policy right for every Ohioan.

05/27/2026

Chief Steven DiSario was killed in the line of duty, leaving behind six children, with a seventh on the way.

His father hung the thin blue line flag on his house. An HOA took them to court over it. Senate Bill 202 just passed the Ohio Senate to make sure that never happens again.

Sen. Tim Shaffer tells the full story in this week's President's Podcast.
Full Episode: https://youtu.be/0O19SJ1drU0

05/26/2026

Fighting fraud on Ohio's EBT SNAP cards. Senator State Senator Tim Schaffer fought for upgrades to Ohio's Supplemental Nutrition Program for years to make sure the benefits are available for the people who need them the most. The Senate unanimously passed his bill, SB 315, that did just that. Watch him deliver some straight talk about fraud this week on The President's Podcast.
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/0O19SJ1drU0?si=LAEG579iVKSR0iOm
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/40tI4ucaCIAW5Rgto5Rn5S?si=WwzJ126PT22Msakk2JoCug
The Views, The News, Excludes:
https://ohiosenate.gov/news/on-the-record/protecting-benefits-for-those-who-need-it-the-most

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