Bills Introduced Since 10/20/2025

HB530

STUDY LONG-TERM CARE WORKFORCE (BREWER D, SALVO J) To establish the Long-term Care Workforce Study Commission.

HB531

PERMIT PUBLIC SCHOOL VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS (NEWMAN J, RITTER K) To enact the School Chaplain Act to permit public schools to engage volunteer chaplains to provide support services.

HB532

REQUIRE IMMEDIATE CHILD CUSTODY ACTIONS (MILLER K) To require a public children services agency to take immediate custody of specified children who cannot be released to a parent, guardian, or custodian.

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.

HB534

LICENSE DEBT SERVICES PROVIDERS (WHITE E, GHANBARI H) To provide for the licensure of debt services providers.

HB535

REVISE NURSING STAFFING, CARE COMMITTEES (LORENZ B) To revise the law governing hospital-wide nursing care committees and hospital nursing services staffing plans.

HB536

COST APPORTIONMENT CHANGES-TRAFFIC TICKETS (HUMPHREY L) To modify the manner current operating costs are apportioned for a municipal court with respect to caseloads for civil traffic tickets.

HB537

MIDWIFE REGULATIONS, DAY DESIGNATION (MCCLAIN R, MILLER M) To regulate the practice of midwifery, to establish requirements for freestanding birthing centers, and to designate May 5th as the “Day of the Midwife.”

HB538

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES-ATHLETICS COMMISSION (CALLENDER J, MATHEWS A) To place the Ohio Athletics Commission within the Department of Commerce, to modify the Commission’s functions, and to make an appropriation.

HB539

DAY DESIGNATION-THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO (LORENZ B) To designate February 4 as Thaddeus Kosciuszko Day.

HB540

CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS-NON-TAX PAYMENTS (PIZZULLI J, THOMAS D) To require payments in lieu of taxes from conservation organizations with significant holdings of tax-exempt land.

HB541

ROAD DESIGNATION-DEPUTY DANIEL WESTON SHERRER (MCCLAIN R) To designate a portion of U.S. Route 42 in Morrow County as the “Deputy Daniel “Weston” Sherrer Memorial Highway.”

HB542

INMATE PREGNANCY REPORTING REQUIREMENT (UPCHURCH T, WILLIAMS J) To require all inmate pregnancy outcomes to be reported to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

HB543

CREATE FOOD DESERT GRANT PROGRAM (UPCHURCH T, WILLIAMS J) To create a food desert elimination grant program and to make an appropriation.

HB544

OFFENSE EXPANSION-OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE (WILLIAMS J, SWEARINGEN D) To expand the offense of obstructing justice.

HB545

SCHOOL BUS IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION (ROBINSON P, TIMS D) To enact the School Busing Improvement Act regarding transportation of students and to make an appropriation.

HB546

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY-MINOR PERFORMERS (MCNALLY L, GRIM M) To address minors working as performers in the entertainment industry.

HB547

TRUST ACCOUNT REQUIREMENT-VLOGGERS (GRIM M, MCNALLY L) To require vloggers to hold in a trust account a portion of compensation earned from any content featuring minors and to name this act the Kid Influencer Protection Act.

HB548

DRUG, ALCOHOL TESTING-USE OF FORCE (BREWER D) To require testing for alcohol or drugs of abuse after incidents involving an officer’s use of force.

HCR26

SUMMONING JUDGE TED BERRY-REMOVAL (MATHEWS A, SWEARINGEN D) Summoning the Honorable Ted N. Berry, Judge of the Hamilton County Municipal Court, to appear before the General Assembly and show cause why he should not be removed from office under Article IV, Section 17 of the Ohio Constitution.

HCR27

SUPPORT CHILLICOTHE NATIONAL VETERANS CEMETERY (JOHNSON M) To support the use of state owned land in Chillicothe for a new Veterans Administration National cemetery.

HCR28

RESCIND PORTION OF HEMP ORDER (FISCHER T) To rescind a portion of Executive Order 2025-05D regarding intoxicating hemp.

SB295

RESTORATION OF COMPETENCY-CRIMINAL CASES (MANNING N, PATTON T) Relative to the timeline for restoration of competency in criminal cases.

SB296

INCREASE MEDICAID ALLOWANCE-NURSING HOMES, ICFS/IID (CRAIG H, WEINSTEIN C) To declare the General Assembly’s intent to increase the Medicaid personal needs allowance for residents of nursing homes and ICFs/IID.

SB297

EXEMPT SUBMETERING COMPANIES-PUBLIC UTILITY CLASSIFICATION (CRAIG H, SMITH K) To exempt electric submetering companies from classification as a public utility, to impose various requirements on such companies, and to extend eligibility for the percentage of income payment plan program to certain electric submetering company customers.

SB298

REGARDING VIRTUAL NET METERING, METER AGGREGATION (ROMANCHUK M) Regarding virtual net metering and meter aggregation.

SB299

REGARDING KRATOM PRODUCT SALES (BLESSING III L) Regarding sales of kratom products.

SB300

RELATING TO TREASURER OF STATE (ROEGNER K) Relating to the Treasurer of State.

SB301

REGARDING NONCOMPETE PROVISIONS-NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE (JOHNSON T) Regarding the use of noncompete provisions in certain health care professional employment contracts with nonprofit hospitals.

SB302

PLATE CREATION-LAND OF U.S. GRANT (JOHNSON T) To create the “Land of U.S. Grant” license plate.

SB303

ALLOW HANDGUN PURCHASE-18-21 YEAR OLDS (JOHNSON T) To allow a person who is between eighteen and twenty-one years old to receive or purchase a handgun from a federally licensed firearms dealer.

SB304

LIENHOLDER RESPONSIBILITY-TOWING, STORAGE MOTOR VEHICLES (LANG G) To address lienholder responsibility for the payment of towing and storage charges for specified motor vehicles.

SB305

SNAP, TANF, WIC APPROPRIATION-FEDERAL FUNDING LAPSE (HICKS-HUDSON P) To make an appropriation to continue to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children contingent upon a lapse in federal funding.

SJR7

AUTHORIZE LAND VALUE TAXES (BLESSING III L) Proposing to amend the Constitution of the State of Ohio to authorize land value taxes.

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:   

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:   

10/29/2025 – Senate Local Government, (Third Hearing)

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:   

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)

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) Regarding building inspections, local regulations, and zoning.

Current Status:   

10/29/2025 – 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:   

9/15/2025 – Referred to Committee House Government Oversight

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:   

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

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

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:   

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)

SB234

INCREASE STATE MINIMUM WAGE (SMITH K, CRAIG H) To increase the state minimum wage.

Current Status:   

10/1/2025 – Referred to Committee Senate Workforce Development