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Karen Brownlee D

State Representative
Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

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On Record (12)

Bill Housing and Real Property
To amend section 122.98 and to enact sections 122.982 and 122.983 of the Revised Code to modify the Residential Development Revolving Loan Program and to name this act the Housing Recovery Act.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceHealth and Human ServicesINSURANCEMental Health and Disabilities
To enact sections 3902.65 and 5164.11 of the Revised Code to require health benefit plans and the Medicaid program to cover annual mental health well checks.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Foster CareJuvenile and Family LawSpecial Designations
To enact section 5.2544 of the Revised Code to designate May 15 as "Foster Youth Bill of Rights Awareness Day."
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Crime and PunishmentCrimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementFirearms
To establish the Ohio Economic Task Force on Gun Violence and Violent Crimes to study the impact of gun violence and other violent crimes on Ohio businesses.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human Services : MedicaidSenate Medicaid Committee
To amend sections 126.021, 126.024, 173.19, 1751.03, 3701.741, 3901.81, 3902.70, 3903.14, 3903.42, 3959.01, 3963.06, 4121.50, 4729.20, 4729.49, 4729.80, 4729.84, 4729.86, 5160.01, 5160.34, 5160.37, 5160.371, 5160.40, 5162.01, 5162.021, 5162.13, 5162.1310, 5162.73, 5164.01, 5164.38, 5164.46, 5164.74, 5164.751, 5166.01, 5166.40, 5166.405, 5166.406, 5168.75, 5168.76, 5739.01, and 5739.03; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human Services : MedicaidHouse Medicaid Committee
To amend sections 126.021, 126.024, 173.19, 1751.03, 3701.741, 3901.81, 3902.70, 3903.14, 3903.42, 3959.01, 3963.06, 4121.50, 4729.20, 4729.49, 4729.80, 4729.84, 4729.86, 5160.01, 5160.34, 5160.37, 5160.371, 5160.40, 5162.01, 5162.021, 5162.13, 5162.1310, 5162.73, 5164.01, 5164.38, 5164.46, 5164.74, 5164.751, 5166.01, 5166.40, 5166.405, 5166.406, 5168.75, 5168.76, 5739.01, and 5739.03; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Commerce : InsuranceHouse Insurance Committee
To amend section 3902.30 of the Revised Code to require private insurers to cover telehealth services for mental health services the same as for in-person mental health services.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Crimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law EnforcementHouse Public Safety Committee
To enact section 2921.50 of the Revised Code to enact the Community and Police Protection Act to regulate law enforcement officers' use of masks.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Special DesignationsSpecial Designations : Memorial Highways and BridgesTRANSPORTATIONTransportation : Highways, Roads, and BridgesHOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEESENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
To enact section 5534.482 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of East Kemper Road in Hamilton County as the "Patrolman Earl W. Casterline Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State and Local Government : State GovernmentOccupational Licensing and RegulationHealth and Human Services : Substance Abuse and AddictionHouse Community Revitalization Committee
To amend sections 107.56, 126.42, 340.04, 4743.09, 4745.04, 4757.41, 4758.01, 4758.02, 4758.03, 4758.10, 4758.11, 4758.12, 4758.13, 4758.15, 4758.16, 4758.17, 4758.20, 4758.21, 4758.22, 4758.221, 4758.23, 4758.24, 4758.25, 4758.26, 4758.27, 4758.28, 4758.29, 4758.30, 4758.31, 4758.32, 4758.35, 4758.36, 4758.39, 4758.40, 4758.41, 4758.42, 4758.43, 4758.44, 4758.45, 4758.46, 4758.47, 4758.48, 4758.51, 4758.54, 4758.55, 4758.56, 4758.57, 4758.59, 4758.62, 4758.63, 4758.64, 4758.70, 4758.72, 4776.01, 4776.20, 5119.94, and …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationHealth and Human ServicesHouse Children and Human Services CommitteeEducation : Primary and Secondary EducationEducation : Higher Education
To amend sections 3314.03 and 3326.11; to enact section 3131.01; and to repeal sections 3109.054, 3129.01, 3129.02, 3129.03, 3129.04, 3129.05, 3129.06, 3313.473, 3313.5320, 3319.90, 3345.562, and 3345.90 of the Revised Code 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 …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Health and Human Services : Health CareHouse Health CommitteeHealth and Human Services : Mental Health and DisabilitiesOccupational Licensing and Regulation
To enact sections 4723.95, 4731.45, 4732.34, 4743.12, 4757.46, and 4758.73 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain licensed health care professionals from engaging in conversion therapy for minor patients.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (64)

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To amend sections 4925.02, 4925.03, 4925.04, and 4925.07 and to enact sections 4925.11, 4925.12, and 4925.99 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing transportation network companies and to name this act the Rideshare Sexual Assault Prevention Act.
Jul 27, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3505.18, 3505.31, 3509.05, 3511.09, and 3511.11 of the Revised Code to allow marked absent voter's ballots to be returned to any polling place in the county.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.079 of the Revised Code to designate the Loveland Frog as the official state cryptid of Ohio.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2325 of the Revised Code to designate the month of September as "Celebrate HBCU Month."
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3705.07, 3705.08, 3705.16, and 4731.22 and to enact sections 4731.2211 and 4731.742 of the Revised Code to require physicians to sign death certificates electronically.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3767.01, 3767.05, 4301.74, 5321.02, and 5747.98 and to enact sections 5321.172 and 5747.35 of the Revised Code to allow a tenant to terminate a rental agreement if the tenant is a victim of a specified crime, to …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 2935.40 of the Revised Code to prohibit civil immigration-related arrests in certain locations.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 1349.12, 1349.13, 1349.14, 1349.15, and 1349.16 of the Revised Code to require AI-generated products have a watermark and to require disclosure when AI-systems are acting as humans.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5104.34 and 5104.38 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing income eligibility for publicly funded child care.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 6111.041 and to enact section 6109.26 of the Revised Code to require the Director of Environmental Protection to adopt rules establishing maximum allowable contaminant levels in drinking water and water quality standards for certain contaminants.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 1509.02, 1509.34, 5703.052, 5749.01, 5749.02, 5749.04, 5749.06, 5749.07, 5749.08, 5749.10, 5749.12, 5749.13, 5749.14, and 5749.15; to enact sections 4928.57 and 4928.571; and to repeal section 1509.50 of the Revised Code to modify the rate and revenue allocation …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.079 of the Revised Code to designate Celestine as Ohio's official mineral.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to protect from release under Ohio Public Records Law the residential and familial information of mental health professionals and social workers.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 175.50 of the Revised Code to provide grants to qualifying applicants for mortgage assistance and to name the act the Mortgage Stability Act.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5120.05 and 5120.10 and to enact sections 5120.052 and 5120.101 of the Revised Code to establish minimum standards for jails and state correctional institutions.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2923.11, 5739.01, 5739.02, 5739.03, 5739.17, 5747.08, and 5747.98 and to enact sections 2923.26, 2923.27, 3701.982, and 5747.74 of the Revised Code to enact Amya's Law for Child Access Prevention to provide for the safe storage of firearms, …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 149.43 and to enact section 5103.164 of the Revised Code to require foster caregivers to securely store firearms.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 3902.81, 3902.82, and 3902.83 of the Revised Code to establish a reinsurance program.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5162.20 and 5167.12 and to enact sections 3902.65 and 5164.094 of the Revised Code to require health benefit plans and the Medicaid Program to cover epinephrine and glucagon for individuals eighteen years of age and younger and …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 1349.08, 1349.081, 1349.082, 1349.083, 1349.084, 1349.085, 5119.65, 5119.651, 5119.652, and 5119.653 of the Revised Code to require warning labels on addictive social media platforms.
Apr 07, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 1347.01, 1347.10, and 1347.99 and to enact section 1347.072 of the Revised Code to prohibit various government and private entities from selling sensitive personal data to a data broker or private entity with the intent of generating …
Apr 07, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5747.08 and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.74 of the Revised Code to authorize a refundable income tax credit for certain child care expenses and to name this act the Childcare Tax Credit Act.
Apr 07, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 149.61 of the Revised Code regarding the provision of personal data to out-of-state entities and to name this act the Ohio Privacy Act.
Apr 07, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3301.50, 3301.53, 3301.54, 3301.56, 3313.48, 3313.64, 3313.646, 3313.842, 3313.98, 3313.981, 3314.03, 3314.08, 3317.011, 3317.0110, 3317.02, 3317.0213, 3317.03, 3321.01, 3321.05, 3323.02, 5753.021, and 5753.031 and to enact sections 3301.542, 3301.591, 3301.592, 3313.6415, and 3317.083 of the Revised Code …
Apr 07, 2026 · details / share
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To establish the Social Work Apprenticeship Retention and Training (SMART) Internship Program, to name this act the Ohio Students and Families Workforce Strengthening Act, and to make an appropriation.
Apr 07, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 4901.02 and 4901.021 and to enact section 4901.022 of the Revised Code to make various changes to the Public Utilities Commission nominating council and nomination process.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.212 of the Revised Code to designate March 9th as "6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 9.51 of the Revised Code to designate the Honor and Remember flag as the symbol of Ohio's concern and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all fallen service members and their families and to encourage …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend Section 423.190 of H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly to revise the law governing the Child Care Choice Voucher Program.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 5104.54 of the Revised Code to modify Ohio's child care cost-sharing program and to name this act the Fair Tri-Share Child Care Program Act.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3517.01 and 3517.08 of the Revised Code to allow a campaign committee to refund a political contribution to the donor for any reason.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5104.30 and 5104.34 and to enact section 5104.342 of the Revised Code to provide publicly funded child care benefits to certain child care staff members and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 3902.65 and 5164.081 of the Revised Code to require insurance and Medicaid coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of menopause, perimenopause, and menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms and to name this act the Ohio Menopause, Perimenopause, and Hormone …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3701.776 of the Revised Code regarding the creation and display of a poster containing information on veterans medical benefits.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 122.381 of the Revised Code to establish the Veterans Organization Grant Program and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To create the Artificial Intelligence Study Commission to study and make recommendations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in state and local government.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4521.02 of the Revised Code to establish maximum late fees for civil parking tickets.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate October 1st as "761st Tank Battalion Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5534.931 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of Interstate 70 in Franklin and Fairfield counties as the "CPL Lindsey William Mitchell Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 102.031 of the Revised Code to prohibit members of the General Assembly from receiving free or discounted tickets to sporting events.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2323 of the Revised Code to designate May as "Myositis Awareness Month."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3717.54 of the Revised Code to require food service operations to denote certain allergens on their menu.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate the third full week of May as "EMS week in Ohio."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.212 of the Revised Code to designate April 5th as "Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Ohio Community Service Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 122.1712 of the Revised Code to create the Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2324 of the Revised Code to designate March 10 as "Harriet Tubman Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.897 of the Revised Code to create the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." license plate.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 5104.03 and to enact sections 5104.55 and 5104.56 of the Revised Code regarding child care services for the children of veterans and active duty military members, to name this act the Ohio Vets-Military Families Childcare Act, and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 3745.015 and to enact sections 3745.81, 3745.82, 3745.83, 3745.84, 3745.85, 3745.86, and 3745.87 of the Revised Code to prohibit, with exceptions, the use of intentionally added PFAS in various products.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2151.23, 2151.233, 2151.352, 3101.01, 3101.05, and 3109.011 and to repeal sections 3101.02, 3101.04, 3101.041, and 3101.042 of the Revised Code to repeal law that authorizes a person who is seventeen years of age to marry.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 5747.113 and to enact sections 3701.27 and 4503.108 of the Revised Code to create the Pediatric Cancer Research Fund and to authorize voluntary contributions to it.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2101.16, 2303.20, 3109.14, 3705.24, 3705.242, 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, and 4507.52 and to enact sections 9.011, 2101.166, 2303.202, 3705.243, and 3705.50 of the Revised Code to waive fees for an identification card or vital statistics record and permit …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 3501.05, 3503.09, 3503.12, 3503.13, 3503.16, 3503.19, 3503.21, 3503.28, 3503.30, 3503.33, 3505.181, 3505.183, 3599.11, 3599.18, 4506.07, 4507.06, and 4507.51; to enact new section 3503.11; and to repeal section 3503.11 of the Revised Code to create an automatic voter …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To enact sections 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.53, 4933.55, 4933.57, 4933.58, 4933.59, and 4933.60 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain public utilities from recovering political expenditure costs from their customers.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3313.5310, 3707.58, 3707.59, 4723.24, 4723.28, 4730.14, 4730.25, 4731.22, and 4731.281 and to enact sections 3707.591, 3707.592, 4723.484, 4730.46, 4731.89, and 5164.21 of the Revised Code regarding cardiac monitoring for youth and to name the amendments and enactments …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 3501.11, 3503.14, 3503.20, 3503.28, and 3509.03 and to enact section 3509.11 of the Revised Code to create a permanent absent voter list.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 5747.08 and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.87 of the Revised Code 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 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 109.69, 109.731, 311.41, 311.42, 311.43, 1547.69, 2921.13, 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.127, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1211, 2923.1213, 2923.16, 2953.35, and 5502.411 and to repeal section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to repeal the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 1751.62, 3923.52, 3923.53, 5162.20, and 5164.08 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing insurance and Medicaid coverage of breast cancer screenings and examinations and to name this act the Breast Examination and Screening Transformation Act, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 3517.01, 3517.08, 3517.10, 3517.102, 3517.105, 3517.106, 3517.107, 3517.13, 3599.03, 3921.22, and 4503.03 of the Revised Code to modify the campaign finance law and to name this act the Ohio Anti-Corruption Act.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 5747.08 and 5747.98 and to enact sections 5747.87 and 5747.88 of the Revised Code to authorize a nonrefundable income tax credit for the cost of handgun training and firearms storage and locking devices.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 109.572, 2305.11, 2317.02, 2919.10, 2919.12, 2953.25, 3701.341, 3701.792, 3702.30, 4112.01, 4112.02, 4729.291, 4731.22, 4731.223, 4731.281, 4731.293, and 4743.09; to enact sections 2305.2312, 3732.01, 3732.02, 3732.03, 3732.04, 3732.05, 3732.06, 3732.07, 3732.08, 3732.09, and 3732.11; and to repeal sections …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
To amend sections 3314.03 and 3326.11 and to enact sections 3301.96, 3313.475, and 5103.62 of the Revised Code to enact the Fostering School Success Act.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share