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Terrence Upchurch D

State Representative
Ohio House of Representatives District 17
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
1 Total

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On Record (9)

Bill Housing and Real Property
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 · source · details / share
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Rep. Upchurch Condemns HB 754, Legislation That Will Track All Pregnancies in Ohio  Ohio House of Representatives (.gov)
Apr 09, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Crimes, Corrections, and Law EnforcementHealth and Human Services : Health CareHouse Government Oversight Committee
To enact sections 341.28, 753.34, and 5120.6511 of the Revised Code to require all inmate pregnancy outcomes to be reported to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Courts and Civil Law : Civil LawHousing and Real PropertyHousing and Real Property : ForeclosuresHousing and Real Property : Landlords and TenantsHouse Judiciary Committee
To enact section 1923.111 of the Revised Code to require eviction records to be sealed after three years.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill CommerceHousing and Real PropertyHousing and Real Property : Landlords and TenantsHousing and Real Property : Real Estate TransactionsHouse Community Revitalization Committee
To amend sections 4112.01 and 4112.02 of the Revised Code to prohibit discrimination in rental housing based on lawful source of income.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCommerceAGRICULTUREAgriculture : Food RegulationHouse Community Revitalization Committee
To enact section 122.162 of the Revised Code to create a food desert elimination grant program and to make an appropriation.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ELECTIONSTransportation : Motor VehiclesHouse General Government Committee
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 registration system.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Liquor ControlHouse Commerce and Labor CommitteeTobacco and Nicotine Products
To amend sections 4303.271, 5743.15, and 5743.61 of the Revised Code to require the renewal of various licenses or permits related to liquor, tobacco, and vapor products within forty-eight hours of filing.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Health and Human Services : Health CareCrimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Prisons and JailsHealth and Human Services : Mental Health and DisabilitiesHouse Local Government Committee
To enact sections 341.193, 753.022, and 5120.052 of the Revised Code to require municipal and county correctional facilities and state correctional institutions to provide inmates who are deaf, hard of hearing, or severely speech impaired with access to teletypewriters.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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To enact section 5901.10 of the Revised Code to govern the practice of providing veterans claim assistance for compensation and to name this act the Veterans Empowerment Through Ethical Representation and Navigation Act (V.E.T.E.R.A.N. Benefits Protection Act).
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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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 · 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."
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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 enact sections 3902.65 and 5164.18 of the Revised Code to prohibit a health benefit plan and the Medicaid program from denying a claim for dental services on the basis of the age of the patient.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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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 · 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 sections 3962.01, 3962.02, 3962.03, 3962.04, 3962.05, 3962.06, 3962.07, 3962.08, 3962.09, 3962.10, 3962.11, and 3962.12 of the Revised Code to prohibit various types of health care entities from being under common ownership.
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To amend sections 3501.11 and 3501.29 of the Revised Code to require the boards of elections to minimize the standing time while waiting to vote for voters who experience difficulty standing for a prolonged period.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 145.293, 742.251, 3307.74, and 3309.31 of the Revised Code regarding limits on the purchase of retirement service credit based on employment with the United States Government, a state, or a political subdivision.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5747.08 and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.87 of the Revised Code to authorize a nonrefundable income tax credit for fertility treatment expenses.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5721.51 of the Revised Code to allow local governments to request unclaimed funds to temporarily cover the revenue lost from delinquent property taxes and to make an appropriation.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3901.22 and 3922.07 and to enact sections 3901.216, 3901.97, and 3922.171 of the Revised Code to establish a medical claims consumer assistance program, to prohibit health insurers from improperly denying health claims, and to name this act …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 2151.011, 2151.411, 2151.412, 2151.416, 2151.417, 2151.4122, 2151.424, and 5103.161; to enact new sections 2151.4115, 2151.4116, 2151.4117, 2151.4118, 2151.4119, and 2151.4120 and section 2151.317; and to repeal sections 2151.4115, 2151.4116, 2151.4117, 2151.4118, 2151.4119, 2151.4120, and 2151.4121 of the …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5164.97 of the Revised Code regarding Medicaid coverage for treatment in place services provided by EMS organizations, and to make an appropriation.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 3701.147 and 3701.148 of the Revised Code to create the Office of Violence Prevention within the Department of Health and to make an appropriation.
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To enact section 5.22101 of the Revised Code to designate June as "Gun Violence Awareness Month."
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To amend section 2909.05 of the Revised Code to prohibit the unlawful removal of any item or adornment from any tomb, monument, gravestone, or other similar structure that is used as a memorial for the dead.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 3317.011, 3317.012, 3317.018, 3317.0110, and 3317.022 and to enact section 3317.41 of the Revised Code and to amend Sections 265.10, as subsequently amended, 265.150, 265.190, and 265.450 of H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly regarding base …
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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 enact the Ohio Mental Health Systems Coordination and Crisis Prevention Commission Act.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 3901.85, 3901.851, 3901.852, 3901.853, 3901.854, 3901.855, 3901.856, 3901.857, and 3901.858 and to repeal section 125.95 of the Revised Code to establish the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council, to authorize the establishment of …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 4509.06, 4509.11, 4509.12, 4509.13, 4509.14, 4509.15, 4509.17, 4509.19, 4509.37, 4509.40, 4509.42, and 4509.45 of the Revised Code to make changes to the laws governing proof of financial responsibility and the associated debt-related driver's license suspensions.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 3301.0718 and to enact section 3301.0733 of the Revised Code to enact the Food Literacy and Nutrition Education Act to require the Department of Education and Workforce to adopt food literacy standards for grades kindergarten through twelve.
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 amend sections 5747.71 and 5747.98 of the Revised Code to make the earned income tax credit partially refundable.
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To amend sections 319.302, 323.152, 323.153, 323.156, 323.158, 5747.85, and 5747.98 and to enact section 5747.25 of the Revised Code to modify property tax reductions for nonbusiness and owner-occupied property, to authorize a refundable income tax credit for renters, and …
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To amend sections 3301.12, 5502.63, 5747.08, and 5747.98 and to enact sections 2923.1215, 2923.1216, 3901.97, 5502.621, and 5747.74 of the Revised Code to require secure storage of firearms, to authorize income tax credits, to name this act the Keep Every …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 307.626 and 3701.045 and to enact sections 2151.4212, 2151.4214, and 2151.4216 of the Revised Code to enact Cassidy's Law regarding information sharing related to child welfare.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 5180.23 of the Revised Code to require the Children and Youth Advisory Council to develop a plan to establish a universal home visiting program for parents and caregivers of children and to name this act the Family …
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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 section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.938 of the Revised Code to create the "Paul Laurence Dunbar High School" license plate.
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 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 5747.01 and to enact section 5180.23 of the Revised Code to establish the At-Home Infant Care Program in the Department of Children and Youth, to exempt payments received under the program from the state income tax, to …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5104.015, 5104.017, 5104.018, and 5104.019 and to enact section 5104.044 of the Revised Code regarding procedures for inspecting child care providers.
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 …
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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.
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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.
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To amend section 1321.44 and to enact sections 1317.081, 1321.142, 1321.412, 1321.593, and 1321.633 of the Revised Code to prohibit financing the purchase of a dog or cat.
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To amend section 5.21 of the Revised Code to designate November as "Veterans' month."
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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 enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in Ohio.
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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.
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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 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 sections 323.152 and 4503.065 of the Revised Code to increase the homestead exemption amount and income limit.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 4928.01 and to repeal section 4928.148 of the Revised Code to repeal the legacy generation resource provisions of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly and provide customers refunds.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 3902.66 of the Revised Code to require health insurers to cover preventive screenings for certain men at high-risk for developing prostate cancer.
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 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 sections 1329.29 and 1329.99 and to enact sections 341.03, 753.022, 1329.291, 3313.8110, 3722.20, 5119.335, and 5120.101 of the Revised Code to require the provision of religious dietary food options in school districts, hospitals, and correctional facilities and to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 133.06, 3302.036, 3302.042, 3302.043, 3302.12, 3302.17, 3310.03, 3311.29, and 3314.102 and to repeal sections 3302.10, 3302.103, 3302.11, and 3302.111 of the Revised Code to dissolve existing academic distress commissions, to repeal the law that creates new commissions, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 9.15, 313.12, 759.01, 1713.36, 1721.06, 1721.18, 1721.21, 2108.15, 2108.70, 2108.72, 2108.75, 2108.82, 2108.83, 2108.84, 2108.85, 2108.86, 2108.87, 2111.13, 2743.51, 2925.01, 3705.01, 3705.17, 3705.18, 3705.19, 3705.20, 4511.451, 4717.01, 4717.03, 4717.04, 4717.06, 4717.07, 4717.08, 4717.11, 4717.13, 4717.14, 4717.15, 4717.20, …
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 section 149.43 of the Revised Code to exempt from disclosure under Public Records Law, the name and address of a grand juror and the signature of a grand-jury foreperson, and to name this act the Grand Jury Privacy …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To enact sections 3902.65, 3902.651, 3902.652, 3902.653, and 3902.654 of the Revised Code to require health insurance coverage of orthotic and prosthetic devices.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 117.52, 2305.02, 2743.15, 2743.48, and 2743.49 of the Revised Code to modify the wrongful imprisonment law and to rename the provisions wrongful incarceration.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend section 2921.04 and to enact section 2921.06 of the Revised Code to create the offense of jury tampering and to include a public servant in the offense of intimidation of an attorney, victim, witness, or public servant in …
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
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To amend section 4511.01 of the Revised Code to designate certain OEPA and PUCO vehicles as public safety vehicles that are exempt from certain traffic laws and to make an appropriation.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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
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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
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To amend sections 4905.02 and 4905.03 of the Revised Code to regulate resellers of public utility services as public utilities.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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
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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 4111.06, 4111.14, 5122.28, 5123.022, 5123.023, 5123.87, 5747.98, and 5751.98 and to enact sections 3304.45, 4111.061, 5747.87, and 5751.56 of the Revised Code to phase out the subminimum wage for individuals with physical or mental disabilities, to authorize …
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To establish the 'A HAND UP' pilot program, to designate this act as the Actionable Help And New Dignity for Upward Progression (A HAND UP) Act, and to make an appropriation.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To amend sections 5101.54 and 5101.542 and to enact section 5101.543 of the Revised Code to require Ohio's SNAP program to begin using chip-enabled EBT cards, to name this act the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2025, and to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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To enact section 4933.30 of the Revised Code to enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act" requiring the itemization of all riders, taxes, and other costs on certain utility bills.
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
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To amend sections 149.43, 2929.20, 5120.115, 5120.21, 5149.10, and 5149.101 and to enact section 5149.102 of the Revised Code to require electronic recordings to be made of certain parole board hearings, to make electronic recordings of full parole board hearings …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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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