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AI Laws USA tracks 51 entries for Ohio: 11 statewide and 40 from counties and cities. Federal rules apply on top of these; see the federal page . Each entry links to its official source.
42 In effect 1 Enacted, not yet in effect 3 Proposed 3 No longer in effect 2 Blocked in court
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Statewide
Statewide AI rules and bills in Ohio
Rule Status Takes or took effect
Ohio PUCO data center default service notice order (2026) In effect August 5, 2026 Ohio — DeWine pause of the data center sales tax exemption program (2026) In effect May 27, 2026 AI Model Policy for Ohio Districts and Schools In effect January 6, 2026 Ohio statewide school AI policy mandate (2026) In effect September 30, 2025 Ohio AI Fabricated Sexual Images Law In effect September 30, 2025 Ohio PUCO data center energy service tariff, 85% minimum take (2025) In effect July 23, 2025 AEP Ohio Data Center Tariff Order (Case 24-0508-EL-ATA) In effect July 9, 2025 Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in State of Ohio Solutio In effect December 4, 2023 OH HB 7 (2022 AV) In effect September 13, 2022 OH PDD law (SB 156) In effect April 4, 2019 Ohio bill to prohibit data center property tax exemptions (2026) Proposed Not yet set
Counties and cities
County and city AI rules and bills in Ohio
Rule Where Status Takes or took effect
St. Bernard OH 12-month data center moratorium (2026) St. Bernard In effect September 24, 2026 McDonald OH one-year data center moratorium (2026) McDonald In effect September 16, 2026 Lima OH 18-month data center + water service moratorium (2026) Lima In effect September 14, 2026 Warren OH one-year data center moratorium (2026) Warren In effect September 9, 2026 Green Township OH moratorium on all new development (2026) Green Township In effect September 1, 2026 Miamisburg OH nine-month data center moratorium (2026) Miamisburg In effect September 1, 2026 Ashland County OH health department AI governance policy (2026) Ashland County In effect August 21, 2026 Athens OH data center moratorium Ord. 70-26 (2026) Athens In effect August 3, 2026 Athens County OH township and county data center moratoria (2026) Athens County In effect August 1, 2026 Amherst OH Nordson campus data center variance denial (2026) Amherst In effect July 30, 2026 Clearcreek Township OH one-year data center permit moratorium (2026) Clearcreek Township In effect July 27, 2026 Canton OH data center zoning chapter (2026) Canton In effect July 27, 2026 Clayton OH 365-day data center moratorium (2026) Clayton In effect July 16, 2026 Cleveland OH 3-month data center moratorium (eff. July 15, 2026) Cleveland In effect July 15, 2026 Cleveland OH Flock 6-month renewal w/ data-sharing restrictions (Jul. 15, 2026) Cleveland In effect July 15, 2026 Blanchester OH schools AI policy EDEC (Jun. 29, 2026) Blanchester In effect June 29, 2026 Butler County OH 6-Month Data Center Moratorium Butler County In effect June 16, 2026 Grove City OH 12-Month Moratorium on High-Density Computing Facilities Grove City In effect June 2, 2026 Grove City OH 1-year data center moratorium (2026) Grove City In effect June 1, 2026 Jackson Township OH One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers Jackson Township In effect May 12, 2026 Boardman Township OH One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers Boardman Township In effect April 28, 2026 Dayton OH data center moratorium (180-day, Apr 2026) Dayton In effect April 22, 2026 Washington Township OH data center moratorium (360-day, Apr 2026) Washington Township In effect April 21, 2026 Ravenna OH one-year data center moratorium (2026) Ravenna In effect April 20, 2026 Pleasant Township OH data center moratorium (2026) Pleasant Township In effect April 1, 2026 Columbus City Schools AI Policy (teacher discretion, plagiarism rules) Columbus In effect March 31, 2026 Pierce Township OH data center moratorium Pierce Township In effect Not yet set Hubbard Township OH One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers Hubbard Township In effect February 10, 2026 Cleveland Metropolitan School District Cleveland In effect September 9, 2025 Yellow Springs Use of Surveillance Technology (Codified Ord. Ch. 607) Yellow Springs In effect April 4, 2022 Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) Ordinance Yellow Springs In effect November 19, 2018 Twinsburg OH 12-month data center moratorium (2026-065) Twinsburg In effect Not yet set Akron OH data center review process (2026) Akron Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Columbus OH proposed data center regulations — water, sewer, decommissioning (vote expected Aug 24+) Columbus Proposed Not yet set Amherst OH proposed data center moratorium (A-26-38, 2026) Amherst Proposed Not yet set Brooks v. Wilmington OH emergency rezoning challenge (2026) Wilmington Blocked in court Not yet set State ex rel. Kidd v. Clinton Cty. Bd. of Elections (Ohio 2026) Wilmington Blocked in court Not yet set
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