Bills Introduced Since 2/23/2026

HB709

MENTAL TELEHEATH COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS (BROWNLEE K, CRAIG M) To require private insurers to cover telehealth services for mental health services the same as for in-person mental health services.

HB710

PUBLIC SUPPORT PROHIBITION-DATA CENTERS (DEMETRIOU S, WORKMAN H) To prohibit public support for, and limit the construction of, new data centers.

HB711

REGARDING MINIMUM TEACHER SALARIES (DOVILLA M, RITTER K) Regarding the minimum teacher salary schedule.

HB712

LAW CHANGES-ACCESSIBLE PARKING (CRAIG M) To make changes to the laws governing accessible parking.

HB713

REGARDING ADOPTION ADVERTISING, FACILITATION (SOMANI A, HOOPS J) Regarding adoption advertising and facilitation.

HB714

LAW CHANGES-VEHICULAR ASSAULT, FAILING TO YIELD (SIGRIST M, ODIOSO M) To alter the laws governing vehicular assault and failing to yield the right of way to pedestrians.

HB715

REGARDING CHARTERED NONPUBLIC EDCHOICE SCHOLARSHIPS (MANNING G, ODIOSO M) Regarding chartered nonpublic schools EdChoice scholarship reporting.

HB716

CREATE ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE (CRAIG M, DEETER K) To create within the Department of Insurance an all-payer claims database.

HB717

VEHICLE SALES-INCREASE UNLICENSED AMOUNT (DEAN L) To increase the number of vehicles, from five to fifteen, that a person may sell without obtaining a motor vehicle dealer license if the vehicles are over 12 years old.

HB718

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS REGULATION (BROWNLEE K, SALVO J) To change the name of the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board to the Behavioral Health Professionals Board, to require the Board to certify peer supporters and qualified mental health professionals, and to make other changes to the laws governing the Board and the professionals it regulates.

HB719

REGARDING STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT BOARD (HOOPS J) To amend Section 733.90 of H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly regarding the State Teachers Retirement Board.

HB720

OVERSIGHT OF NON-PRIVATE ENDOWMENT FUNDS (YOUNG T) To establish standards for transparency and oversight of non-private endowment funds and to permit the state to recover public money provided to tax-exempt organizations that fail to comply with federal tax regulation and reporting law.

HB721

ESTABLISH VETERANS ORGANIZATION GRANTS (MCNALLY L, LAWSON-ROWE M) To establish the Veterans Organization Grant Program and to make an appropriation.

HJR7

PROPOSE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT-PROPERTY TAX (HINER M) Proposing to amend Section 2 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to, beginning in 2027, exempt owner-occupied residences from property tax and to modify the manner and mode of property taxation.

SB368

ESTABLISH CIVIL ACTION-ENDOWMENT AGREEMENT VIOLATION (ROEGNER K) To establish the scope and procedures for a civil action when an institution violates a restriction in an endowment agreement.

SB369

ESTABLISH PROHIBITIONS-FORCE FEEDING BIRDS (BLESSING III L) To establish prohibitions against the force-feeding of birds.

SB370

ENHANCE CRIMINAL PENALTIES-VICTIM WITH DISABILITY (ROMANCHUK M) To enhance criminal penalties for offenses committed against a person with a disability.

SB371

CAPITAL REAPPROPRIATIONS-FY27-28 (CIRINO J) To make capital reappropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028.

SJR9

PROPOSE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE-FOOD, BEVERAGE TAXATION (BLESSING III L) Proposing to repeal Section 13 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to no longer prohibit wholesale excise taxation of food and nonalcoholic beverages.

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. 8/18/25

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:   

6/18/2025 – Senate Judiciary, (First Hearing)

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:   

10/1/2025 – Consideration of Governor’s Veto; Senate Overrides Veto on Item 66, Vote 21-11

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:   

2/4/2026 – SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Local Government, (Fourth 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:   

12/19/2025 – SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 3/18/26

HB147

TAX EXEMPTION-CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (LORENZ B) To require the Tax Credit Authority to grant a sales and use tax exemption to construction contractors for certain projects.

Current Status:   

2/25/2026 – House Development, (Third 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)

HB173

REGARDING BEHIND-THE-METER UTILITY SERVICES (THOMAS D) Regarding behind-the-meter utility services.

Current Status:   

3/4/2026 – House Energy, (Eleventh 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)

HB227

LAW MODIFICATIONS-EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (ROBB BLASDEL M, JOHNSON M) To modify excavation requirements.

Current Status:   

2/25/2026 – Consideration of Senate Amendments; House Does Concur, Vote 90-0

HB355

INCREASE TAX APPROVAL THRESHOLD (KING A, THOMAS D) To increase the approval threshold required for passage of local taxes subject to voter approval.

Current Status:   

6/18/2025 – Referred to Committee House General Government

HB361

REGARDING BUILDING INSPECTIONS, REGULATIONS, ZONING (LORENZ B, FISCHER T) To require townships with a population of 5,000 or more to adopt a zoning plan and to make other changes regarding building inspections, local regulations, and zoning.

Current Status:   

11/13/2025 – SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Local Government, (Third Hearing)

HB365

PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS (BRENNAN S, HALL D) 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 and to name this act the Property Tax Refund Act.

Current Status:   

6/18/2025 – Referred to Committee House Ways and Means

HB368

REQUIRE EVICTION RECORD SEALING (UPCHURCH T, BREWER D) To require eviction records to be sealed after three years.

Current Status:   

9/15/2025 – Referred to Committee House Judiciary

HB395

TRACK JOB INTERVIEW ATTENDANCE (LORENZ B, GROSS J) To require the Director of Job and Family Services to establish an online process for employers to report individuals who fail to appear for a scheduled job interview.

Current Status:   

11/18/2025 – House Government Oversight, (First Hearing)

HB420

ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAXES BY 2030 (CLICK G, WILLIS B) To disallow and, by 2030, eliminate property taxes levied for a continuing period of time and to name this act The Taxpayers Freedom Trilogy – Act One: Discontinuing the Continuum.

Current Status:   

2/11/2026 – House Ways and Means, (First Hearing)

HB421

ALLOW PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION BY INITIATIVE (CLICK G, THOMAS D) To reduce unvoted property taxes by initiative and to name this act the Taxpayers Freedom Trilogy – Act Two: Arresting Inside Millage.

Current Status:   

9/15/2025 – Referred to Committee House Ways and Means

HB422

INCREASE PROPERTY TAX PASSAGE THRESHOLDS (CLICK G, NEWMAN J) To increase the approval threshold required for passage of certain property taxes and to name this act the Taxpayers Freedom Trilogy – Act Three: The Triumph of the Taxpayer.

Current Status:   

9/15/2025 – Referred to Committee House Ways and Means

HB533

EXPAND VEHICULAR HOMICIDE LIST (MILLER K) To add to the list of vehicles that can be used to commit a vehicular homicide or vehicular assault.

Current Status:   

2/17/2026 – House Public Safety, (Fourth Hearing)

HB540

CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS-PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION LIMITS (PIZZULLI J, THOMAS D) To limit the amount of the property tax exemption applicable to land of certain conservation organizations.

Current Status:   

3/3/2026 – House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)

HB568

LIMIT RETAINAGE-PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION (MATHEWS T, SANTUCCI N) To limit retainage in certain private construction projects.

Current Status:   

2/17/2026 – House Small Business, (Third Hearing)

HB572

ALLOW WATER TREATMENT DEVICE USAGE (MATHEWS T) To allow a public water system to use point-of-use and point-of-entry treatment devices in certain circumstances.

Current Status:   

2/18/2026 – House Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

HB574

CREATE PILOT PROGRAM-SUBDIVISION CONSOLIDATION GRANTS (DANIELS J, DOVILLA M) To create the Political Subdivision Consolidation Incentive Grant Pilot Program and to make an appropriation.

Current Status:   

2/18/2026 – House Local Government, (First Hearing)

HB590

LAW CHANGES-TAX APPEALS (THOMAS D, WILLIAMS J) To modify the law governing tax appeals and property tax complaints.

Current Status:   

11/19/2025 – Referred to Committee House Ways and Means

HB592

REGARDING MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION (THOMAS D, MATHEWS A) Regarding municipal incorporation.

Current Status:   

3/4/2026 – House Local Government, (Second Hearing)

HB598

ALLOW RESIDENTIAL STABILITY ZONES-TAXES (SIGRIST M, HOOPS J) To authorize local governments to create residential stability zones where homeowners may qualify for a partial property tax exemption.

Current Status:   

11/19/2025 – Referred to Committee House Ways and Means

HB608

LAW CHANGES-PROPERTY TAXES (THOMAS D, GLASSBURN C) To modify the law governing property taxes and other local taxes.

Current Status:   

2/4/2026 – Referred to Committee House Ways and Means

HB624

REGARDING OVERTIME, MINIMUM WAGE DISTINCTIONS (MCNALLY L) Regarding the distinction between employees and independent contractors under Ohio’s overtime and minimum wage laws.

Current Status:   

2/4/2026 – Referred to Committee House Commerce and Labor

HB645

STATE BUDGETING REQUIREMENT (DOVILLA M) To require the use of zero-based budgeting in the development of the state budget every ten years.

Current Status:   

2/4/2026 – Referred to Committee House Finance

HB646

CREATE DATA CENTER STUDY COMMISSION (CLICK G, DEETER K) To create the Data Center Study Commission, and to declare an emergency.

Current Status:   

3/3/2026 – House Technology and Innovation, (Third Hearing)

HB688

EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION PROHIBITION-CRIMINAL BACKGROUND QUESTION (TIMS D, BRENT J) To prohibit private employers from including on an employment application any question concerning the criminal background of the applicant.

Current Status:   

2/18/2026 – Referred to Committee House Commerce and Labor

HB695

NDA PROHIBITION-LOCAL OFFICIALS (BIRD A, STEWART B) To prohibit certain local elected officials from entering into nondisclosure agreements.

Current Status:   

2/18/2026 – Referred to Committee House Local Government

HB706

DATA CENTER CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS (RADER T, THOMAS D) To impose certain minimum requirements on data center customers in the state.

Current Status:   

3/4/2026 – House Energy, (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:   

7/1/2025 – SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 9/30/25

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: