Dear Neighbor,
It's an honor to serve as your State Representative for the 63rd Ohio House District.
I invite everybody to read more about what I'm working on at the Statehouse by visiting my webpage here, or checking out my previous newsletters here.
God Bless,
Adam Bird
State Representative
Ohio's 63rd House District
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House Bill 84 - The Innocence Act
Representative Bird is a co-sponsor of House Bill 84 – the Innocence Act – legislation that will help protect Ohio children from accessing online materials that are obscene or harmful to juveniles.
The Innocence Act aims to shield Ohio’s youth from being exposed to adult content by requiring any entity that publishes obscene or harmful content online to verify the age of its users. The bill also establishes criminal penalties for deep fake pornography where a person’s image or likeness is used in sexual imagery or videos without their consent, allowing prosecutors to bring charges against anyone who superimposes another person’s likeness into sexually explicit content.
If enacted, House Bill 84 would do the following:
- Require any entity that sells, delivers, furnishes, disseminates, provides, exhibits, or presents any material or performance that is obscene or harmful to juveniles to perform a geolocation check on all users
- Require a covered entity to submit an affidavit to the Attorney General stating its compliance with these age verification requirements
- Allow the Attorney General to investigate reasonable allegations of violation of the age verification requirements, and endow the Attorney General with exclusive enforcement authority for these age verification requirements
- Enable the Attorney General to pursue civil penalties of up to $100,000 for each day that a covered entity fails to comply with these age verification requirements.
House Bill 84 passed the House this week and now moves to the Ohio Senate for further consideration.
 Representative Bird hopes all of District 63 had a Happy and Safe St. Patrick's Day!
SIGNED: Senate Bill 63 - Legislation Banning Rank Choice Voting
 Rep. Bird was honored to speak on the House floor in strong support of Senate Bill 63. Ranked Choice Voting has failed before in Ohio and has failed in other states. He is thankful to Governor DeWine for signing a bill that bans ranked choice voting in Ohio.
House Bill 646 - Establish the Ohio Data Center Study Commission
Rep. Bird is a co-sponsor of House Bill 646 – legislation establishing the Ohio Data Center Study Commission.
This bill is in response to the rapid growth of data centers in Ohio and the many unanswered questions regarding their development. Key concerns include the use of agricultural land, noise pollution, water use and disposal, energy demand, national security, and much more. According to some estimates, roughly 200 data centers are operating in Ohio, and additional facilities are being proposed.
House Bill 646 would do the following:
- Create the Data Center Study Commission within the Department of Development, with members appointed by the Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate, that meet certain criteria
- Require the Commission to examine various topics regarding data centers
- Require the Commission to submit a report of its findings and any legislative recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly not more than six months after the bill’s effective date
If enacted, the first Commission meeting must occur 45 days after the bill’s effective date.
House Bill 646 passed the House and now heads to the Ohio Senate for consideration.
Clermont County Business Advisory Council Meeting
 Rep. Bird attended the Clermont County Business Advisory Council this week. He had a great conversation with Clermont County Coroner Dr. Brian Treon. He is thankful for all that Dr. Treon does for the community.
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