Ohio bill would end data center tax exemptions
A proposed Ohio bill (House Bill 975) aims to permanently end all data center sales tax exemptions starting October 1st. This bill was introduced shortly after Governor Mike DeWine announced a temporary pause on these exemptions. A similar bill, Senate Bill 374, also proposes to end the exemption.
Ohio House Bill 975, introduced by State Representative Tristan Rader, seeks to permanently halt all data center sales tax exemptions in the state. This legislative effort comes shortly after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a temporary pause on these exemptions, which took effect last week. House Bill 975 proposes that the sales tax exemption would entirely cease on October 1st of this year.
A parallel measure, Senate Bill 374, has also been introduced. The primary distinction between the two bills lies in their proposed effective dates for ending the sales tax exemption. Both bills aim to remove the financial incentive for data center development provided by these exemptions.