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D.J Swearingen R

State Representative
Ohio House of Representatives District 89
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Biography

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On Record (8)

Bill Special DesignationsSpecial Designations : Memorial Highways and BridgesTRANSPORTATIONTransportation : Highways, Roads, and BridgesHOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
To enact section 5534.59 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of I-70 in Franklin County as the "President Donald Trump Freedom Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Military and VeteransSpecial DesignationsSpecial Designations : Memorial Highways and BridgesTRANSPORTATIONTransportation : Highways, Roads, and BridgesHOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
To enact section 5534.645 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 163 in Ottawa County as the "Navy Seaman Jadwisiak Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State and Local Government : Local GovernmentHouse Local Government Committee
To amend sections 309.09 and 733.48 of the Revised Code to allow a village to contract with the county prosecutor for legal services.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Military and VeteransSpecial DesignationsSpecial Designations : Memorial Highways and BridgesTRANSPORTATIONTransportation : Highways, Roads, and BridgesHOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
To enact section 5534.607 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 2 in Ottawa County as the "Cpl. Robert Dockstader Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Crimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and PunishmentCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law EnforcementCourts and Civil Law : Courts
To amend sections 2907.41, 2919.251, 2937.011, 2937.222, 2937.23, 2937.35, 2937.36, 2937.39, 3905.83, 3905.84, and 3905.99 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Holly Act to prohibit charitable bail organizations from engaging in specified conduct and to make changes to the determination and forfeiture of bail.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and PunishmentHealth and Human Services : AgingCommerce : Consumer ProtectionHouse Financial Institutions CommitteeCommerce : Consumer FinanceCommerce : Financial Institutions
To enact sections 1349.13, 1349.14, 1349.141, 1349.142, 1349.15, 1349.151, 1349.152, and 5101.703 of the Revised Code to prevent financial exploitation and fraud against vulnerable adults and to name this act the Protect Our Parents Act.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EMPLOYMENTState And Local GovernmentHouse Commerce and Labor CommitteeCourts and Civil Law : CourtsCourts and Civil Law : Civil LawSenate Workforce Development Committee
To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to enact the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act requiring certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ELECTIONSHouse General Government CommitteeElections : VotingElections : Election Administration
To amend sections 303.12, 303.59, 307.94, 3501.01, 3501.38, 3501.381, 3501.39, 3503.13, 3503.14, 3503.15, 3503.151, 3503.152, 3503.153, 3503.16, 3503.19, 3503.20, 3503.21, 3503.33, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3505.20, 3509.02, 3509.03, 3509.04, 3509.05, 3509.051, 3509.06, 3509.07, 3509.08, 3509.09, 3511.02, 3511.04, 3511.05, 3511.09, 3511.11, 3511.14, 3513.07, 3513.261, 3517.01, 3517.12, 3519.02, 3519.05, 3519.16, 3599.12, and 3599.21 and to enact sections 3503.201, 3503.202, and 3511.052 of the …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (41)

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To revise and streamline the state's occupational regulations.
Sep 12, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 9.66 and to enact sections 3744.01, 3744.02, 3744.03, 3744.04, 3744.041, 3744.042, 3744.05, 3744.06, 3744.061, 3744.062, 3744.07, 3744.08, 3744.09, 3744.10, 3744.11, and 3744.12 of the Revised Code to impose various requirements concerning data centers, to name this act …
Jul 29, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to require additional Ohio employers to use E-verify and to prohibit certain employment practices.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 2917.12 of the Revised Code to increase the penalty for disturbing a lawful meeting under certain circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5534.971 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of Interstate 275 in Hamilton County as the "Deputy Larry Henderson Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5534.448 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of United States Route 6 in Lorain County as the "Police Officer Phillip Wagner Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5534.668 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of U.S. Route 22 in Harrison County as the "PFC Thomas "Tommy" Pizzino Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2923.11, 2923.111, 2923.122, and 2923.17 and to enact section 2923.50 of the Revised Code to enact the Second Amendment Protection Act to safeguard the right to keep and bear arms.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 5502.522 of the Revised Code to clarify the statewide emergency alert system in cases of missing autistic or developmentally disabled children and to name the alert the Joshua Alert.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.037 of the Revised Code to designate the walleye as the official fish of the state.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5534.444 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 53 in Wyandot County as the "Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2907.09, 2907.39, and 4301.25 of the Revised Code to enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3798.05 of the Revised Code related to medical records of minors and to name the act the My Child-My Chart Act.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3792.08 of the Revised Code regarding prescribing, dispensing, and administering drugs and to name this act the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5104.015 and 5104.04 and to enact sections 5104.044, 5104.303, 5104.304, and 5104.361 of the Revised Code to require video surveillance of child care centers, to establish an online portal for tracking child care center attendance, to require …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3301.16, 3301.53, 3313.671, 5104.014, 5104.015, 5104.017, 5104.018, and 5104.019 and to enact section 3301.532 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing childhood immunizations and exemptions and to name this act the Parental Clarity on Health …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 2921.32 of the Revised Code to expand the offense of obstructing justice.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 718.04 and to enact section 718.041 of the Revised Code to require voter approval to reduce or repeal a municipal income tax reciprocity credit, to allow a voter initiative to enact or increase such a credit, and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact sections 3320.09, 3320.10, and 3320.11 of the Revised Code to enact the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act to permit teachers in public schools and state institutions of higher education to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3301.0718, 3302.07, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact section 3313.6034 of the Revised Code to enact the Baby Olivia Act to require human growth and development instruction in public schools.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2903.01, 2929.03, and 2929.04 of the Revised Code to enact the Larry Henderson Act to specify that the penalty for aggravated murder for an adult offender is death or life without the possibility of parole if the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5322.03 and 5322.06 of the Revised Code to authorize self-service storage facility owners to dispose of property in expired storage spaces and to modify the threshold of liability relating to said spaces.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2305.11 and 2307.46 and to enact section 2317.58 of the Revised Code to enact the Share the Health and Empower With Informed Notices (SHE WINS) Act regarding abortion informed consent.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 121.03, 2903.01, 2903.11, 2903.13, 2921.36, 2921.38, 2929.03, 2929.14, and 5120.01 and to enact sections 2941.1427, 5120.012, 5120.361, 5120.491, and 5120.85 of the Revised Code to enact Andy's Law to increase the penalty for assaulting or causing the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 1901.021, 1901.14, 1901.22, 1907.20, 2111.011, 2307.23, 2317.02, 2317.021, 2939.03, 2939.06, 2943.02, 2945.51, 2945.52, 2945.53, and 2945.54 and to repeal sections 1901.16, 1901.41, 1907.21, 1907.231, 2101.12, 2101.121, 2101.14, 2101.141, 2301.141, 2317.03, 2317.42, 2939.02, 2939.20, 2941.021, 2943.04, 2945.30, 2945.31, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2911.11, 2911.12, and 2911.13 of the Revised Code to modify the offenses of burglary, aggravated burglary, breaking and entering, and trespass in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 153.64, 3781.25, 3781.26, 3781.261, 3781.27, 3781.271, 3781.28, 3781.29, 3781.30, and 4913.01 of the Revised Code to modify excavation requirements.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 1357.01, 1357.02, 1357.03, 1357.04, 1357.05, 1357.06, 1357.07, 1357.08, 1357.09, 1357.10, 1357.11, and 1357.12 of the Revised Code to create a regulatory relief division within the common sense initiative office and to establish a universal regulatory sandbox program.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3715.01, 3715.021, 3715.022, 3715.023, and 3717.22 and to enact sections 3715.026 and 3715.21 of the Revised Code to authorize the sale of certain homemade foods under a microenterprise home kitchen operation registration.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3901.21, 3901.22, 3937.19, and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.87 of the Revised Code to authorize a nonrefundable income tax credit for small employers that cover their employees with an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement and to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5162.213 of the Revised Code regarding notification requirements for the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3321.044 of the Revised Code regarding attendance at school during participation in district-approved activities.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5715.012, 5715.16, 5715.251, and 5715.26 of the Revised Code to modify the process for making property tax sales-assessment ratio studies.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 301.30, 504.04, 715.013, 718.01, 1315.01, and 5747.01 and to enact sections 1352.01, 1352.02, 1352.03, and 1352.04 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act to address mining, taxation, and regulation of digital assets.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 2923.31, 2925.01, 2925.03, 2925.11, 2929.14, 3313.60, 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, and 3705.08 and to enact sections 5.57, 2941.1427, 3313.6031, 3313.6032, and 3345.372 of the Revised Code to modify penalties for drug trafficking and possession, to require schools and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 1349.10 and 1349.101 and to enact section 109.1111 of the Revised Code to establish the Innocence Act Enforcement Fund, designate specified provisions of law as the Innocence Act, and clarify the Attorney General's enforcement authority.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13, 4123.44, 4123.52, 4123.54, 4123.57, 4123.66, 4125.07, 4133.10, 4167.01, 4167.10, and 5145.163 and to repeal sections 4167.25, 4167.27, and 4167.28 of the Revised Code to make appropriations for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To make appropriations for the Industrial Commission for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of Commission programs.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5747.70 and 5747.78 of the Revised Code to modify the income tax deductions for contributions to 529 plans and ABLE accounts.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 319.301, 319.302, 523.06, 1545.21, 3316.041, 3316.06, 3358.11, 3505.06, 5705.03, 5705.218, 5705.2111, 5705.221, 5705.233, 5705.261, and 5705.412 and to repeal section 5705.192 of the Revised Code to eliminate the authority to levy replacement property tax levies.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 909.07, 921.01, 921.06, 921.11, 921.16, 921.24, 943.26, 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, 3701.132, and 3715.60 and to enact sections 3313.8110, 3345.88, 3715.601, 3715.602, 3715.603, 3715.604, 3715.605, and 5101.5410 of the Revised Code to regulate imitation meat and egg products …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share