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Michele Reynolds R

State Senator
Ohio Senate District 3
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028
1 Total

Biography

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On Record (31)

Bill CommerceFinance and AppropriationsTaxationTRANSPORTATION
To amend sections 5735.50 and 5735.99 of the Revised Code to temporarily reduce certain motor fuel taxes, to levy a temporary retail tax on certain motor fuel, to require gas stations to provide itemized receipts to customers, to make appropriations to supplement the loss of motor fuel tax revenues and to make payments to gas stations, and to declare an …
Oct 02, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTLocal GovernmentState And Local Government
To amend section 349.01 of the Revised Code regarding new community authorities.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Building and Fire CodesHousing and Real Property
To amend sections 307.37, 715.27, 1312.01, 1312.02, 1506.01, 2711.02, 3709.091, 3718.01, 3718.023, 3781.06, 3781.10, 3781.102, and 4722.01 and to enact sections 3781.1012 and 4722.09 of the Revised Code to apply the residential building code and various other laws to four-family dwellings, to permit certain buildings to have a single stairway exit, and to name this act the Build Smart Act.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human ServicesSubstance Abuse and Addiction
To enact section 3719.051 of the Revised Code to require that addiction-related educational materials be provided when dispensing opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines and to name this act the Verified Opioid and Intoxicant Consumer Education or VOICE Act.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceMotor vehiclesPUBLIC SAFETYState And Local GovernmentTRANSPORTATION
To enact section 4516.14 of the Revised Code to make a general statement about the General Assembly's intent for peer-to-peer car sharing programs.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health CareHealth and Human ServicesOccupational Licensing and Regulation
To amend sections 3701.351, 3702.30, 3702.301, 4723.01, 4723.02, 4723.03, 4723.06, 4723.07, 4723.08, 4723.271, 4723.28, 4723.282, 4723.33, 4723.34, 4723.341, 4723.35, 4723.41, 4723.43, 4723.431, 4723.432, 4723.481, 4723.483, 4723.487, 4723.488, 4723.4810, 4723.4811, 4723.50, 4723.91, 4723.99, 4731.22, and 4731.27 and to enact sections 5.2324, 3702.35, 4723.53, 4723.54, 4723.55, 4723.551, 4723.56, 4723.57, 4723.58, 4723.581, 4723.582, 4723.583, 4723.584, 4723.59, 4723.60, 4724.01, 4724.02, 4724.03, 4724.04, 4724.05, 4724.06, …
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill EducationPrimary and Secondary Education
To amend section 3301.0718 and to enact section 3301.0733 of the Revised Code to enact the Food Literacy Standards Act to require the Department of Education and Workforce to adopt food literacy standards for grades kindergarten through twelve.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Senator Michele Reynolds Joins the President's Podcast  Ohio Senate (.gov)
Apr 09, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Courts and Civil Law : CourtsCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and PunishmentCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : SentencingState and Local Government : Public Records
To amend sections 2953.32 and 2953.34 and to enact sections 2953.322 and 2953.323 of the Revised Code to enact the Grow Act to allow for the expedited sealing of certain criminal records.
Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceCommerce : Consumer ProtectionCommerce : TechnologySenate General Government Committee
To amend sections 3313.60, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact sections 109.44, 1349.07, 1349.071, 1349.072, 1349.073, 1349.074, 1349.075, 3301.0733, 3313.6034, and 5502.523 of the Revised Code to require the Attorney General to establish a statewide camera footage registry system, to impose various requirements on gaming platform providers and developers, to require public schools to provide grooming awareness and prevention …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill TaxationSenate Ways and Means Committee
To amend section 5747.01 of the Revised Code to allow a personal income tax deduction for certain donations to churches and to name this act the Tithing Protection Act.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human Services : Health CareTaxationSenate Ways and Means Committee
To amend sections 5747.08 and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.053 of the Revised Code to authorize a nonrefundable income tax credit for family caregiving expenses.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceCourts and Civil LawHousing and Real PropertyHousing and Real Property : Landlords and TenantsSenate Judiciary Committee
To amend section 1923.06 and to enact section 1923.111 of the Revised Code to provide for the suppression of eviction records in certain circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Housing and Real PropertyHousing and Real Property : Real Estate TransactionsState And Local GovernmentState and Local Government : Local GovernmentSenate Housing Committee
To declare the General Assembly's intent to provide funding for the purpose of developing, repairing, or upgrading infrastructure that services housing in rural counties.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTHousing and Real PropertyHousing and Real Property : Real Estate TransactionsState And Local GovernmentState and Local Government : Local GovernmentSenate Housing Committee
To enact sections 122.634 and 122.635 of the Revised Code to establish residential economic development districts and to create a grant program for housing developments within such districts.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceCommerce : Consumer ProtectionCommerce : TechnologySenate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee
To enact section 1349.07 of the Revised Code to require certain application store-based parental controls.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Special DesignationsSpecial Designations : Memorial Highways and BridgesTRANSPORTATIONSENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEEHOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
To enact section 5534.428 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of I-71 in Columbus as the "Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill EMPLOYMENTHealth and Human Services : Child CareSenate Finance Committee
To enact section 5180.41 of the Revised Code to establish the Child Care Cred Program and to make an appropriation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health and Human ServicesSpecial DesignationsSenate Health CommitteeHouse Health Committee
To enact section 5.2540 of the Revised Code to designate February 14 as "Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Special DesignationsHouse General Government CommitteeSenate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
To enact section 5.212 of the Revised Code to designate March 9th as "6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Special DesignationsHouse General Government CommitteeSenate Government Oversight and Reform Committee
To enact section 5.57 of the Revised Code to designate September 28 as "Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Courts and Civil LawHousing and Real PropertyHouse Local Government Committee
To amend sections 319.54, 1923.01, 1923.02, 1923.04, 1923.06, 1923.09, 1923.11, 1923.12, 1923.13, 1923.14, and 4503.0611 of the Revised Code related to abandoned manufactured homes.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Constitutional AmendmentState and Local Government : State GovernmentSenate General Government Committee
Application to the Congress of the United States for a Convention of the States under Article V of the Constitution of the United States that is limited to proposing amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and Members of Congress.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ELECTIONSSenate General Government Committee
To amend sections 3501.01, 3503.09, 3503.10, 3503.11, 3503.14, 3503.15, 3503.153, 3503.16, 3503.19, 3503.20, 3503.23, 3503.28, 3505.181, 3509.02, 3509.03, 3509.04, 3509.08, 3513.041, 3513.05, 3513.07, 3513.18, 3513.19, 3513.191, 3513.257, 3517.012, 3517.013, and 3599.12; to enact section 3503.071; and to repeal section 3513.20 of the Revised Code to permit an elector to change party affiliation through the voter registration process and to name …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTState And Local GovernmentHousing and Real PropertyState and Local Government : State GovernmentSenate Housing Committee
To amend sections 9.47, 9.66, 107.03, 107.21, 117.55, 121.02, 121.03, 121.35, 122.01, 122.011, 122.012, 122.013, 122.014, 122.02, 122.03, 122.04, 122.041, 122.042, 122.05, 122.06, 122.07, 122.071, 122.073, 122.075, 122.077, 122.08, 122.081, 122.082, 122.083, 122.085, 122.086, 122.087, 122.088, 122.089, 122.0810, 122.0811, 122.0812, 122.0813, 122.0814, 122.0815, 122.0816, 122.0817, 122.09, 122.10, 122.11, 122.121, 122.131, 122.132, 122.133, 122.134, 122.135, 122.136, 122.14, 122.15, 122.151, 122.152, 122.153, …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Senate General Government CommitteeNational or International Resolution
To enact sections 3523.13, 3523.14, 3523.15, 3523.16, 3523.17, 3523.18, and 3523.99 of the Revised Code to establish procedures for appointing delegates to a convention of the states under Article V of the United States Constitution.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State And Local GovernmentHousing and Real PropertyHousing and Real Property : Real Estate TransactionsSenate Judiciary CommitteeHousing and Real Property : Landlords and Tenants
To amend sections 319.20, 1923.06, 1923.08, 1923.09, 3781.10, and 5321.17 and to enact sections 120.522, 120.531, 319.204, 1923.111, 1923.16, and 3781.181 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing eviction, residential building code enforcement, and real property transfers.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationHousing and Real PropertySenate Local Government Committee
To amend sections 4503.06, 5713.07, 5713.08, and 5715.27 and to enact sections 5709.29 and 5709.99 of the Revised Code to authorize local governments to create residential stability zones where homeowners may qualify for a partial property tax exemption.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTaxationHouse Ways and Means Committee
To amend sections 5725.38, 5725.98, 5726.61, 5726.98, 5729.21, 5729.98, 5747.86, and 5747.98 and to enact section 122.841 of the Revised Code to authorize a nonrefundable, transferable tax credit for charitable organizations that construct owner-occupied housing and to name this act the Promised Land Act.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationPUBLIC SAFETYHouse Finance CommitteeEducation : Primary and Secondary EducationFinance and Appropriations
To enact Alyssa's Law to establish a pilot grant program for public and chartered nonpublic schools to purchase panic alert systems or contract for artificial intelligence firearm detection software and to make an appropriation.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Education : Primary and Secondary EducationEducation : Higher EducationHouse Workforce and Higher Education Committee
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 · source · details / share

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It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide increased power generation and improved affordability and reliability for Ohio's electric grid.
Sep 04, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 5119.081 and 5123.131 of the Revised Code regarding the carrying of firearms by certain special police officers.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 505.431 and 3313.951 of the Revised Code to authorize a law enforcement agency to provide school resource officer services to a chartered nonpublic school.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.947 of the Revised Code to create the "Land of U.S. Grant" license plate.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 4732.42 of the Revised Code to ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to enact the Keep Them Safe Act to provide guidelines and civil immunity for the voluntary storage of firearms.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.213 of the Revised Code to designate February 20th as "Black Ohioan Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 5.05 and to enact section 5.083 of the Revised Code to designate the buckeye as the state candy of Ohio, and to correct the Latin name of the Buckeye, the state tree.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.63 of the Revised Code to designate August 26th as "Abbey Gate Remembrance Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.537 of the Revised Code to create the "Lifetown" license plate.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 109.87 of the Revised Code to make changes to the telemarketing law.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 5104.02 of the Revised Code to exempt from licensure family child care providers certified by a branch of the United States armed forces.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5534.921 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 7 in Mahoning County as the "Clarence "Sonny" Smith, Jr. Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 1533.04, 2923.11, and 2923.17 of the Revised Code to remove firearm mufflers and suppressors from the classification of dangerous ordnance.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 341.02 and 5901.03 and to enact section 341.43 of the Revised Code to verify the veteran status of imprisoned individuals and individuals facing imprisonment.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3313.753 and 5502.262 of the Revised Code to generally prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 3301.0717 and 3313.6025 of the Revised Code regarding the success sequence curriculum.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 4735.18 and 4735.24 and to enact section 5301.95 of the Revised Code to amend the law related to real estate wholesalers.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5534.675 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of State Route 2 in Lake County as the "Specialist Lloyd Andrew Sellers Memorial Highway."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 3727.81, 3727.811, and 5119.192 of the Revised Code to require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs under certain circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3901.96 of the Revised Code to exclude nonprofit agricultural membership organizations from insurance regulations.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4741.04 and to enact section 4741.041 of the Revised Code to establish requirements and procedures for veterinarian telehealth visits.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3331.02 and 4109.07 of the Revised Code regarding age and schooling certificate requirements and work hours for a person under sixteen years of age.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.57 of the Revised Code to designate January 22 as the "Day of Tears."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 4113.13 of the Revised Code regarding the creation and display of a poster containing information on benefits and services for veterans.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate October 4 as "Rutherford B. Hayes Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2540 of the Revised Code to designate the first week of May as "Ohio Stroke Awareness Week."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3781.19 and 3781.20 and to enact section 3781.21 of the Revised Code to make changes to the law relating to building inspections.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5.2324 of the Revised Code to designate October 4th as "Henrietta Lacks Day."
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 4755.72 and 4755.721 of the Revised Code to enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3501.01, 3503.13, 3503.151, 3503.152, 3503.18, 3503.19, 3503.21, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3505.20, 3509.05, and 3517.14 and to enact section 3503.201 of the Revised Code to modify the law governing voter roll maintenance, provisional voting, the return of …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact section 3313.475 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 221.20 of H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly to require public and chartered nonpublic schools to purchase and install …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4141.24 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding the treatment of professional employer organizations and alternate employer organizations under the Unemployment Compensation Law.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 9.334, 153.12, 153.501, 153.503, and 153.693 of the Revised Code to require a public authority or other party to a construction contract to note variations from an industry standard form.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 175.50 of the Revised Code to provide grants to qualifying applicants for mortgage, property tax, and utility bill assistance.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 340.011, 340.03, 340.032, 340.036, 340.041, 340.05, 340.08, 5119.22, 5119.221, 5119.25, and 5119.99 and to enact section 340.038 of the Revised Code to modify various laws regarding boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2927.12 and 4112.01 and to enact sections 124.92 and 4112.20 of the Revised Code to define antisemitism for specific purposes and to expand the offense of ethnic intimidation to include the offenses of riot and aggravated riot …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.589 of the Revised Code to create the "Ohio NAACP" license plate.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 1317.05, 3905.426, 4509.06, and 4509.70 and to enact section 1310.251 of the Revised Code to modify the law governing ancillary product protection contracts, vehicle value protection agreements, and uninsured drivers.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3501.01, 3513.05, 3513.262, 3513.263, and 5747.502 and to enact sections 3505.011, 3513.141, 5747.504, and 5747.505 of the Revised Code to generally prohibit the use of ranked choice voting, to withhold Local Government Fund distributions from a municipality …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 9.79, 109.572, 121.04, 121.08, 131.02, 519.21, 715.013, 928.02, 928.03, 928.04, 2925.01, 3376.07, 3719.01, 3719.41, 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.021, 3796.03, 3796.032, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.061, 3796.07, 3796.08, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.11, 3796.12, 3796.13, 3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.16, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 1547.11, 3701.143, 4511.181, and 4511.19 of the Revised Code to change the laws pertaining to operating a vehicle or watercraft while under the influence of marihuana and the admissibility of evidence for purposes of OVI statutes.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 5123.68, 5123.681, 5123.682, 5123.683, 5123.684, 5123.685, and 5123.686 of the Revised Code to establish supported decision-making as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship for adults with developmental disabilities.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact section 3313.802 of the Revised Code to enact the Display of Founding Documents of Historic Significance Act regarding the display of certain historical documents in public schools.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3301.0714, 3302.03, 3314.03, 3317.25, 3324.10, and 3326.11; to enact new section 3313.6032 and sections 3302.131, 3302.132, 3313.6034, 3313.6035, 3319.2214, and 3319.2311; and to repeal section 3313.6032 of the Revised Code with regard to academic intervention services at …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3301.0732, 3313.60, and 3313.6024 and to enact sections 3301.0722, 3301.165, 3313.6031, 3314.0311, 3326.092, and 3328.60 of the Revised Code regarding instruction for students in the harmful effects of substance use.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 3501.05 and to enact section 3501.055 of the Revised Code 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.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2925.11, 2929.15, 2929.20, 2929.25, 2951.02, and 2951.07 of the Revised Code to change the maximum periods of community control sanctions authorized for felonies and misdemeanors and to modify the confinement sanctions authorized for a technical violation of …
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 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 · details / share