Bills Introduced Since 1/20/2025

HB1

PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT (KING A, KLOPFENSTEIN R) To modify the law that prohibits certain governments, businesses, and individuals from acquiring certain real property and to name this act the Ohio Property Protection Act.

HB2

ESTABLISH CHILD CARE CRED PROGRAM (JOHNSON M) To establish the Child Care Cred Program and to make an appropriation.

HB3

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ACT (WILLIS B, THOMAS C) To address school bus safety, to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act, and to make an appropriation.

HB4

DAY DESIGNATION-STILLBIRTH PREVENTION (HOLMES A, THOMAS C) To designate September 19 as “Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day.”

HB5

REPEAT OFFENSE CLASSIFICATION, PENALTIES (WILLIAMS J, WILLIS B) To enact the Repeat Offender Act to create a repeat offender classification, to create and modify certain firearm specifications, to increase the penalties for certain firearm offenses and specifications, to broaden the scope of relief from firearms disability, and to modify the sealing procedure for misdemeanors and fourth and fifth degree felonies.

HB6

REGARDING STATE HIGHER EDUCATION OPERATIONS (YOUNG T) To enact the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act regarding the operation of state institutions of higher education.

HB7

PFCC ELIGIBILITY-FOSTER, KINSHIP CARE (WHITE A, RAY S) To make foster caregivers and kinship caregivers eligible for publicly funded child care.

HB8

REQUIRE BIOMARKER TESTING COVERAGE (WHITE A) To require health benefit plan and Medicaid program coverage of biomarker testing.

HB9

REPLACE TRAFFIC CONGESTION STUDY REQUIREMENT (MILLER M, RAY S) To replace the requirement that the Department of Transportation construct certain interstate interchanges with a traffic congestion study.

HB10

REGULATE IMITATION MEAT, EGG PRODUCTS (KLOPFENSTEIN R, DANIELS J) To regulate imitation meat and egg products.

HB11

LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS-REGULATION (FERGUSON R, LORENZ B) To require legislative approval of administrative rules and other regulatory actions under specified conditions, to allow a JCARR chairperson to request a third-party fiscal analysis of a rule, and to require state agencies to publicly post policy documents.

HB12

DRUG PRACTICES-RIGHT TO TRY (GROSS J, SWEARINGEN D) Regarding prescribing, dispensing, and administering drugs and to name this act the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act.

HB13

DAY DESIGNATION-ROY ROGERS (PIZZULLI J) To designate November 5th as “Roy Rogers Day.”

HB14

INCORPORATE FEDERAL TAX CHANGES (ROEMER B, WORKMAN H) To expressly incorporate changes in the Internal Revenue Code since March 15, 2023, into Ohio law and to declare an emergency.

HB15

ELECTRIC SERVICE LAW CHANGES (KLOPFENSTEIN R) To amend the competitive retail electric service law, make changes regarding electric company property taxation, and repeal parts of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly.

HB16

PROHIBIT CERTAIN POLITICAL SIGN RESTRICTIONS (LORENZ B, HALL T) To prohibit certain restrictions on the display of political yard signs.

HB17

STORAGE CONDO CLASSIFICATION-TAXES (LORENZ B) To classify certain storage condominiums as residential property for tax purposes.

HB18

DIGITAL ASSET INVESTMENT, CRYPTOCURRENCY RESERVE (DEMETRIOU S) To address investments in exchange-traded products by the state retirement systems, to permit the Treasurer of State to invest certain interim funds in digital assets, and to name this act the Ohio Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Act.

HCR3

REGARDING BALLOT INITIATIVE ARGUMENTS (HUFFMAN M) To delegate to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives authority to designate groups of members to prepare arguments for and against amendments to the Ohio Constitution proposed by the General Assembly; a person or persons to prepare an argument for any law, section, or item submitted to the electors by referendum petition; and a person or persons to prepare an argument against any constitutional amendment or law proposed by initiative petition.

SB1

ADVANCE OHIO HIGHER EDUCATION ACT (CIRINO J) To enact the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act regarding the operation of state institutions of higher education.

SB2

INTENT-ELECTRIC GRID IMPROVEMENTS (REINEKE W) It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide increased power generation and improved affordability and reliability for Ohio’s electric grid.

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.

SB4

ESTABLISH ELECTION INTEGRITY UNIT (GAVARONE T) To establish the Election Integrity Unit in the Office of the Secretary of State and to modify the law governing the prosecution of Election Law violations.

SB5

EXPEDITE REMOVAL-UNAUTHORIZED RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANTS (BRENNER A, HUFFMAN S) To provide for the expedited removal of unauthorized occupants from residential property and to prohibit the use and sale of fraudulent deeds.

SB6

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

SB7

REGARDING INSTRUCTION-SUBSTANCE USE (JOHNSON T) Regarding instruction for public and chartered nonpublic school students in the harmful effects of substance use.

SB8

PROHIBIT EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-UNION ACTIVITIES (HUFFMAN S) To prohibit a public employer from providing paid leave or compensation for a public employee to engage in certain union activities.

SB9

INCORPORATE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE CHANGES (BLESSING III L) To expressly incorporate changes in the Internal Revenue Code since March 15, 2023, into Ohio law and to declare an emergency.

SB10

REVISE NON-RECOURSE LITIGATION FUNDING AGREEMENTS (WILSON S, LANG G) To revise and supplement state regulations concerning non-recourse litigation funding agreements.

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.

SB12

COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS-PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHARITABLE FUNDS (WILSON S, CIRINO J) To permit community foundations to create component funds of any charitable funds received by public schools and to classify some funds held by a community foundation as institutional funds.

SB13

ESTABLISH FOSTER TO COLLEGE PROGRAM (REYNOLDS M) To establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program, to require the Department of Education and Workforce to hire a full-time school foster care liaison, and to make an appropriation for the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program.

SB14

DESIGNATE SPEAKER JO ANN DAVIDSON DAY (REYNOLDS M) To designate September 28 as “Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day.”

SB15

ALLOW ESTABLISHMENT-COMMON BOND FUND PROGRAM (BRENNER A, WILSON S) To allow port authorities to establish a Common Bond Fund Program to finance port authority facilities.

SB16

CHANGE LANES-STATIONARY VEHICLE (WILSON S) To prohibit failing to change lanes or proceed with caution around a stationary vehicle in distress.

SB17

DESIGNATE 6888TH CENTRAL POSTAL DIRECTORY BATTALION DAY (REYNOLDS M, CRAIG H) To designate March 9th as “6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day.”

SB18

DESIGNATE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AWARENESS DAY (REYNOLDS M, CRAIG H) To designate February 14 as “Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day.”

SB19

REGARDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS-ACADEMIC INTERVENTION (BRENNER A) With regard to academic intervention services at public schools and the establishment of mathematics improvement and intervention plans.

SB20

DESIGNATE OHIO STROKE AWARENESS WEEK (ANTONIO N, MANNING N) To designate the first week of May as “Ohio Stroke Awareness Week.”

SB21

DESIGNATE RUTHERFORD B. HAYES DAY (BRENNER A, REINEKE W) To designate October 4 as “Rutherford B. Hayes Day.”

SB22

AUTHORIZE TAX CREDIT-CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS (BLESSING III L, CRAIG H) To authorize a refundable income tax credit or rebate for homeowners and renters whose property taxes or a portion of their rent exceed five per cent of their income.

SB23

REVISE ALCOHOL FRANCHISE LAW (BRENNER A) To revise the Alcohol Franchise Law.

SB24

ADOPT STATE AIRPLANE-WRIGHT FLYER (JOHNSON T, HUFFMAN S) To adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane.

SB25

PROHIBIT SUN LAMP TANNING-UNDER AGE 16 (JOHNSON T) To prohibit the provision of sun lamp tanning services to individuals under age 16.

SB26

CREATE JOINT LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (JOHNSON T) To create the Joint Law Enforcement Oversight Committee and to make an appropriation.

SB27

DESIGNATE AMELOBLASTOMA AWARENESS DAY (JOHNSON T) To designate March 20th as “Ameloblastoma Awareness Day.”

SB28

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

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.

SB30

REQUIRE RETAILERS-CASH PAYMENT OPTION (BLESSING III L, INGRAM C) To require retail merchants to give customers the option to pay by cash.

SB31

REPLACE DOT REQUIREMENT-INTERCHANGES (ROMANCHUK M) To replace the requirement that the Department of Transportation construct certain interstate interchanges with a traffic congestion study.

SB32

ESTABLISH CHILD CARE CRED PROGRAM (REYNOLDS M, SCHAFFER T) To establish the Child Care Cred Program and to make an appropriation.

SCR1

URGE CONGRESS-DESIGNATE FENTANYL AS WEAPON (JOHNSON T) To urge the 119th Congress to introduce and pass legislation similar to the Stop Our Scourge Act of 2023, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.