Bills Introduced Since 6/2/2025

HB314

RESTRICT DISRUPTIVE RECORD REQUESTS (ISAACSOHN D, RAY S) To restrict harassing or disruptive public records requests and permit private contractors to respond to voluminous public records requests.

HB315

DAY DESIGNATION-SOJOURNER TRUTH (SIMS V, WILLIAMS J) To designate May 29 as “Sojourner Truth Day.”

HB316

ROAD DESIGNATION-MSGT NORMAN KILBARGER (LARE J) To designate a portion of Chillicothe Lancaster Road in Fairfield County as the “MSGT Norman Michael Kilbarger Memorial Highway.”

HB317

UAS PURCHASE LIMITS-FOREIGN ENTITIES (MATHEWS T) To prohibit the purchase of small unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.

HB318

LAW CHANGES-MEDICAID ESTATE RECOVERY (STEPHENS J, BRENNAN S) To make changes to the law governing the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program.

HB319

REGARDING CLINICAL TEACHING SUBSIDY (YOUNG T) To enact the Clinical Teaching Subsidy Reform Act regarding the state university clinical teaching subsidy.

HB320

PRIMARY ELECTION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT (LEAR B, CLICK G) To require an elector to register as a member of a political party in order to participate in that party’s primary election.

HB321

UNEMPLOYMENT TAXABLE WAGE BASE INCREASE (PETERSON B) To increase the taxable wage base under the Unemployment Compensation Law and require a contributory employer’s employees to pay a contribution when the employer has a negative account balance in the Unemployment Compensation Fund.

HB322

PRESIDENTIAL FITNESS TEST REQUIREMENT (LORENZ B, ROGERS E) To require schools to administer the Presidential Fitness Test and to name this act the Ohio Fitness Test Act.

HB323

SUSPECTED SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTING-MINOR EMPLOYEES (LORENZ B) To require employers report suspected sexual assault involving minor employees.

HB324

DRUG PROHIBITION-SEVERE ADVERSE EFFECTS (MATHEWS A, CRAIG M) To prohibit certain sales of drugs causing severe adverse effects, to establish conditions on the prescribing of such drugs, and to name this act the Patient Protection Act.

HB325

ROAD DESIGNATION-MARSHAL TEDDY HOLCOMB (HOLMES A, RITTER K) To designate a portion of State Route 13 in Athens County as the “Marshal Teddy Ray Holcomb Memorial Highway.”

HB326

REGARDING CLASSICAL LEARING TEST (RITTER K, NEWMAN J) Regarding the Classic Learning Test entrance exam.

HB327

PARENTS’ RIGHTS-CHILD HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION (BROWNLEE K, BREWER D) To protect parents’ rights to equitable access to medical care, behavioral health care, hygiene care, and educational opportunities for their children and to name this act the Parents’ Rights to Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (P.R.I.D.E.) Act.

HB328

LOCAL REIMBURSEMENT-COMMUNITY RECREATION SPACES (BREWER D, ROBB BLASDEL M) To establish a grant program to reimburse local government entities for the acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of community recreation spaces, to name this act the Fit, Safe, and Strong Communities Act, and to make an appropriation.

HB329

DAY DESIGNATION-HIJAB DAY (ABDULLAHI M) To designate February 1st as Ohio World Hijab Day.

HB330

SALES TAX HOLIDAY-FIREARM SAFETY (DEETER K, FISCHER T) To authorize a sales tax holiday for four months each year for the sale of firearm safety and storage devices.

HB331

RECLASSIFICATION-FIREARM MUFFLERS, SUPPRESSORS (DEETER K, FISCHER T) To remove firearm mufflers and suppressors from the classification of dangerous ordnance.

HB332

SMALL DEFENSE BUSINESS SUPPORT (MATHEWS T, HINER M) To create the small defense business linked deposit program.

HB333

LAW CHANGES-NAVIGABLE AIRSPACE (FOWLER S, CALLENDER J) To make changes to the laws regarding navigable airspace and to name this act the Airspace Protection Act.

HB334

ROAD DESIGNATION-KEITH FARLEY (GRIM M, WHITE E) To designate the interchange of I-475 and Dorr Street in Lucas County as the “Keith G. Earley Memorial Interchange.”

HB335

LAW CHANGES-COUNTY FUNDING (THOMAS D) To modify the law governing county budget commissions, property taxation, county sales taxation, and alternative apportionment formulas for local government and public library funds.

HCR15

URGE CONGRESS-DEFENSE AGAINST DRONES (KING A, MATHEWS T) To urge the Congress of the United States to pass H.R. 1907, known as the Defense Against Drones Act of 2025.

HCR16

REAFFIRM OHIO SUPPORT-TAIWAN (MATHEWS T, KING A) Reaffirming Ohio’s commitment to strengthening and deepening its sister-state relationship with Taiwan, urging all Ohio businesses to refer to Taiwan, the Republic of China, as Taiwan, opposing the People’s Republic of China’s misuse of United Nations Resolution 2758, and continuing its support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations that impact the health, safety, and well-being of the people of Taiwan and support Taiwan’s aspirations to make more contributions in international societies.

HJR4

RECONCILE STATE, FEDERAL LAW-MARRIAGE (SYNENBERG E, SOMANI A) Proposing to amend Section 11 of Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to reconcile Ohio law with federal law regarding same sex marriage and to recognize the right to interracial marriage.

SB210

ESTABLISH LICENSING-PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS (BLESSING III L) To establish a stand-alone licensing process and new contractual requirements for pharmacy benefit managers.

SB211

DESIGNATE LOVES MAKES A FAMILY WEEK (ANTONIO N) To designate the first full week of June as “Love Makes a Family Week.”

SB212

PLATE CREATION-PLAY GOLF OHIO (TIMKEN J) To create the “Play Golf Ohio” license plate.

SB213

LICENSE COMPANIES-TRAFFIC CAMERAS (PATTON T) To license companies that sell, provide, install, or otherwise manage traffic law photo-monitoring devices in Ohio and to levy a tax on such companies’ gross receipts from municipal contracts.

SB214

REMOVE DANGEROUS CLASSIFICATION-FIREARM MUFFLERS, SUPPRESSORS (KOEHLER K) To remove firearm mufflers and suppressors from the classification of dangerous ordnance.

HB15

ELECTRIC SERVICE LAW CHANGES (KLOPFENSTEIN R) To amend the competitive retail electric service law, modify taxation of certain public utility property, and repeal parts of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly.

Current Status:   

5/15/2025 – SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 90 days

HB28

ELIMINATE REPLACEMENT PROPERTY TAX LEVY AUTHORITY (MATHEWS A, HALL T) To eliminate the authority to levy replacement property tax levies.

Current Status:   

4/8/2025 – Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)

HB34

INCREASE STATE MINIMUM WAGE (JARRELLS D, MOHAMED I) To increase the state minimum wage.

Current Status:   

2/5/2025 – Referred to Committee House Commerce and Labor

HB49

CREATE WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (CLAGGETT T) To allow for the creation of water improvement districts.

Current Status:   

4/9/2025 – House Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

HB76

INCREASING TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE MEMBERSHIP (LORENZ B, BAKER R) To allow the electors of certain townships to increase the membership of their boards of township trustees.

Current Status:   

2/26/2025 – House Local Government, (First Hearing)

HB86

LAW CHANGES-TAX FORECLOSURE, LAND REUTILIZATION (DEMETRIOU S) To make changes to the law relating to tax foreclosures and county land reutilization corporations, and to name this act the Gus Frangos Act.

Current Status:   

6/4/2025 – Referred to Committee House Judiciary

HB96

OPERATING BUDGET (STEWART B) To make operating appropriations for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to levy taxes, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.

Current Status:   

6/11/2025 – Senate Finance, (Fourteenth Hearing)

HB113

LAW CHANGES-ANNEXATION, FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS, TAX EXEMPTIONS (BIRD A, NEWMAN J) To modify the law regarding annexation and financial disclosure forms, and to require school district approval of residential community reinvestment area property tax exemptions.

Current Status:   

6/11/2025 – House Local Government, (Third Hearing)

HB124

PROPERTY TAX RATIO PROCESS MODIFICATIONS (THOMAS D, HALL T) To modify the process for making property tax sales-assessment ratio studies.

Current Status:   

6/4/2025 – PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 93-0

HB147

TAX EXEMPTION-PROJECTS IN PORT AUTHORITY AREA (LORENZ B) To exempt from sales and use tax building materials sold to a contractor under a contract valued at $25 million or more for projects in areas with a port authority.

Current Status:   

5/28/2025 – SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Development, (First Hearing)

HB154

SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVAL-CRA EXEMPTIONS (THOMAS D, GLASSBURN C) To require school district approval of residential community reinvestment area property tax exemptions.

Current Status:   

5/7/2025 – House Local Government, (Second Hearing)

HB209

CREATE INCOME TAX EXEMPTION-TIPS (LORENZ B) To exempt tips from state, municipal, and school district income taxes.

Current Status:   

5/21/2025 – House Ways and Means, (First Hearing)

SB2

LAW CHANGES-PUBLIC UTILITIES (REINEKE W) Regarding public utilities law, to make changes regarding utility tangible personal property taxation, and to repeal parts of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly.

Current Status:   

3/26/2025 – Referred to Committee House Energy

SB3

PHASE DOWN OHIO INCOME TAX (LANG G, HUFFMAN S) To phase-down the state income tax to a flat rate of 2.75% over two years.

Current Status:   

1/29/2025 – Referred to Committee Senate Ways and Means

SB6

MAKE CHANGES-BUILDING INSPECTIONS (ROEGNER K) To make changes to the law relating to building inspections.

Current Status:   

6/4/2025 – REPORTED OUT, House Development, (Fourth Hearing)

SB11

PROHIBIT POST-EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (BLESSING III L, DEMORA B) To prohibit agreements that restrain engaging in a lawful profession or business after the conclusion of an employment relationship.

Current Status:   

3/5/2025 – Senate Judiciary, (Third Hearing)

SB28

LEVY TAX-HIGH VOLUME LANDLORDS (BLESSING III L, ANTONIO N) To levy a tax on certain high-volume landlords.

Current Status:   

2/18/2025 – Senate Housing, (First Hearing)

SB29

CREATION-JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (BLESSING III L, INGRAM C) To allow two or more municipalities to create a joint economic development district without involving a township.

Current Status:   

2/26/2025 – Senate Local Government, (Third Hearing)

SB101

CERTAIN LIEN REQUIREMENTS-COUNTY RECORDER (BLESSING III L) To require certain liens filed with the county recorder to set forth the last known address of the lien debtor and to require a memorandum of trust or other qualifying instrument concerning real property to be recorded.

Current Status:   

5/14/2025 – House Judiciary, (First Hearing)

SB102

GUS FRANGOS ACT (PATTON T) To make changes to the law relating to tax foreclosures and county land reutilization corporations, and to name this act the Gus Frangos Act.

Current Status:   

6/11/2025 – Senate Judiciary, (Second Hearing)