136th General Assembly

The 136 th Ohio General Assembly

House Bills

Paul Imhoff, BASA Prepared by: Paul Imhoff E-mail: Paul Imhoff Report created on April 12, 2025

HB1

PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT (KING A, KLOPFENSTEIN R) To modify the law that prohibits certain governments, businesses, and individuals from acquiring certain real property and to name this act the Ohio Property Protection Act. Current Status: 3/25/2025 - House Public Safety, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-1 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ACT (WILLIS B, THOMAS C) To address school bus safety, to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 4/8/2025 - BILL AMENDED , House Transportation, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-3 REGARDING STATE HIGHER EDUCATION OPERATIONS (YOUNG T) To enact the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act regarding the operation of state institutions of higher education. Current Status: 1/28/2025 - Referred to Committee House Workforce and Higher Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-6 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: 4/8/2025 - Senate Energy, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-15 STORAGE CONDO CLASSIFICATION-TAXES (LORENZ B) To classify certain storage condominiums as residential property for tax purposes. Current Status: 3/5/2025 - House Development, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-17

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HB6

HB15

HB17

HB22

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION-SURVIVING SPOUSES (LORENZ B, THOMAS D) To authorize a full homestead exemption for surviving spouses of members of the uniformed services killed in the line of duty.

Current Status: 3/12/2025 - House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-22

HB25

ESTABLISH FOSTER-TO-COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (JARRELLS D) To establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program, to require the Department of Education and Workforce to hire a full-time school foster care liaison, and to make an appropriation for the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program.

Current Status: 1/28/2025 - Referred to Committee House Workforce and Higher Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-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) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-28

HB30

PHASE DOWN INCOME TAX-2.75% (MATHEWS A, LAMPTON B) To phase-down the state income tax to a flat rate of 2.75% over two years.

Current Status: 3/26/2025 - House Ways and Means, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-30

HB40

EXPAND HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION-DISABLED VETERANS (RICHARDSON T, DOVILLA M) To increase the enhanced homestead exemption for certain disabled veterans.

Current Status: 3/19/2025 - House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-40

HB42

DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENT-IMMIGRATION STATUS (FISCHER T, WILLIAMS J) To require certain agencies to collect and report data concerning the citizenship or immigration status of persons with whom they come into contact.

Current Status: 3/11/2025 - House Government Oversight, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-42

HB43

WAIVE REQUIRED HOURS-ASHTABULA LAKESIDE H.S. (FOWLER S, THOMAS D) To waive the required minimum instructional hours for Ashtabula Lakeside High School due to the school building being unusable and to declare an emergency. Current Status: 4/9/2025 - Sent to Governor for Signature State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-43 OVERDOSE REVERSAL DRUGS, SCHOOL POLICIES (JARRELLS D, WILLIAMS J) Regarding school policies on the administration of overdose reversal drugs. Current Status: 4/8/2025 - House Education, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-57

HB57

HB61

MODIFY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, OWNER-OCCUPANCY CREDIT (THOMAS D, DANIELS J) To modify the amount of the homestead exemptions and owner-occupancy property tax credit.

Current Status: 2/19/2025 - House Ways and Means, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-61

HB62

COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS CHANGES (PIZZULLI J, BIRD A) Regarding the College Credit Plus Program. Current Status: 4/8/2025 - BILL AMENDED , House Education, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-62 INCREASED PENALTY-ASSAULTING SPORTS OFFICIALS (ROEMER B, MILLER J) To increase the penalties for assault if the victim is acting as a sports official or the assault is committed in retaliation for the victim's actions as a sports official. Current Status: 3/26/2025 - House Judiciary, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-79 TEMPORARY PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION (SCHMIDT J) To authorize a temporary property tax reduction. Current Status: 2/12/2025 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-89 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: 4/9/2025 - PASSED BY HOUSE ; Amended on Floor, Bill Vote 60-39 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-96 REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDE MEALS (BREWER D, MOHAMED I) To require public schools to provide meals and related services to students. Current Status: 3/11/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-97 SCHOOL SAFETY-PANIC ALERTS, FIREARM DETECTION (KING A, MILLER M) 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.

HB79

HB89

HB96

HB97

HB106

Current Status: 2/26/2025 - Referred to Committee House Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-106

HB114

KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION AGE REQUIREMENTS (BIRD A, RITTER K) Regarding age requirements for kindergarten admission. Current Status: 3/25/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-114

HB117

SCHOOL REQUIREMENT-PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (RICHARDSON T, BRENNAN S) To enact The Pledge of Allegiance Act to require the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. Current Status: 3/11/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-117 HIGH SCHOOL EXIT ORIENTATION CHANGES (WILLIAMS J, SANTUCCI N) To enact the Graduation Readiness and Development (GRAD) Act regarding exit orientation programs at public high schools and to designate September as "Workforce Development Month." Current Status: 4/1/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-119 PUBLIC UTILITY STATUS-RNG PRODUCERS (STEWART B) To declare certain renewable natural gas producers are not public utilities. Current Status: 2/26/2025 - Referred to Committee House Energy State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-121 SCHOOL ABSENCES-4-H, FFA (HALL T, CREECH R) Regarding excused absences from school to participate in 4-H and FFA programs. Current Status: 3/11/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-125 WITHHOLDING SCHOOL DIRECTORIES-PUBLIC RECORDS (MATHEWS A, ODIOSO M) To permit schools to withhold directory information and to remove directory information from the public record definition. Current Status: 3/25/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-127 PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE REALLOCATION LIMITS (THOMAS D) To limit the ability of school districts to reallocate unvoted property tax millage and to include certain property and school district income taxes in the calculation of a school district's effective millage floor. PROPERTY TAX RATIO PROCESS MODIFICATIONS (THOMAS D, HALL T) To modify the process for making property tax sales-assessment ratio studies. Current Status: 4/9/2025 - House Local Government, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-124

HB119

HB121

HB124

HB125

HB127

HB129

Current Status: 4/9/2025 - House Ways and Means, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-129

HB143

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION-LONG-TERM OWNERSHIP (MATHEWS A, BRENNAN S) To authorize an enhanced property tax homestead exemption for certain long-term homeowners.

Current Status: 3/5/2025 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-143

HB145

INCREASE MINIMUM SCHOOL HOURS (BIRD A) Regarding the minimum number of hours in a school year. Current Status: 3/25/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-145 SCHOOL REPORTING-YOUTH LABOR LAW VIOLATIONS (MCNALLY L, WHITE E) To enact the Clock Out Kids Act to require school employees to report certain minor labor law violations, to increase penalties for certain minor labor law violations, and to create the Minor Labor Law Enforcement Fund; and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 3/19/2025 - Referred to Committee House Commerce and Labor State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-150 SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS-PARTY DESIGNATION (LEAR B, HALL T) To require state and school district board members to be nominated by primary election and to appear on the ballot with a party designation. Current Status: 3/19/2025 - Referred to Committee House General Government State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-153

HB150

HB153

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: 4/2/2025 - House Local Government, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-154

HB155

PROHIBIT DEI-PUBLIC SCHOOLS (LEAR B, WILLIAMS J) To prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion in public schools.

Current Status: 3/19/2025 - Referred to Committee House Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-155

HB156

PROPERTY TAX FREEZE-CERTAIN HOMES (HALL T, ISAACSOHN D) To authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes. Current Status: 3/19/2025 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-156 REINSTATE JOINT EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (ROBINSON P, MILLER J) To reinstate the Joint Education Oversight Committee and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 4/1/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-164

HB164

HB165

REGARDING IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING-EDUCATORS (MILLER J, BREWER D) Regarding implicit bias training for licensed educators and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 4/1/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-165

HB172

REQUIRE PARENTAL CONSENT-MINORS' MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE (NEWMAN J) To prohibit the provision of mental health services to minors without parental consent.

Current Status: 3/19/2025 - Referred to Committee House Health State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-172

HB179

STATEWIDE SCREENING-PROPERTY TAX REDUCTIONS (STEPHENS J) To create a statewide screening system for certain property tax reductions and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 3/19/2025 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-179 LIMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAX INCREASES (HOOPS J, THOMAS D) To authorize a reduction in school district property taxes affected by a millage floor that would limit increases in such taxes according to inflation and to require a corresponding adjustment in the school funding formula.

HB186

Current Status: 4/9/2025 - House Ways and Means, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-186

HB187

REQUIRE SCHOOLS PROVIDE MOMENT OF SILENCE (CLICK G, SYNENBERG E) To require rather than permit school districts to provide a moment of silence each school day.

Current Status: 3/26/2025 - Referred to Committee House Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-187

HB189

REGARDING SCHOOL BEHAVIORAL THREAT MANAGEMENT (HALL T, GHANBARI H) Regarding a statewide behavioral threat management operational process for public and chartered nonpublic schools.

Current Status: 3/26/2025 - Referred to Committee House Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-189

HB190

PUBLIC SCHOOLS-GENDER PRONOUN USE (NEWMAN J, WILLIAMS J) To enact the Given Name Act regarding the use of gender pronouns in public schools.

Current Status: 3/26/2025 - Referred to Committee House Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-190

HB191

SET MINIMUM TEACHER SALARY (MILLER J, GRIM M) To require that all school district and educational service center teachers be paid a salary of at least $50,000.

Current Status: 4/8/2025 - House Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-191

HB203

INCREASED PENALTIES-SCHOOL ZONES (HALL T, WILLIAMS J) To increase penalties for vehicular assault and vehicular homicide that occur in an active school zone, to require doubled fines for specified traffic violations in an active school zone, and to name this act Aspen Runnels' Law.

Current Status: 4/2/2025 - Referred to Committee House Judiciary State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-203

HB205

REGARDING STUDENT TEACHERS' FINANCIAL SUPPORT (BRENNAN S, JONES D) To enact the Future Educators Support Act regarding financial support for student teachers, teaching as an in-demand job, and school district staffing surveys. Current Status: 4/2/2025 - Referred to Committee House Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-205 ALLOW DEFERRED PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS (HUMPHREY L, RADER T) To allow eligible homeowners to defer the payment of a portion of their property taxes. Current Status: 4/2/2025 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-212

HB212

HB215

SET PROPERTY TAX LEVY DELAY (JARRELLS D, STEPHENS J) To prohibit most property tax levies submitted at a general election from taking effect in the current tax year.

Current Status: 4/9/2025 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-HB-215

House Concurrent Resolutions

House Joint Resolutions

House Resolutions

Senate Bills

SB1

ADVANCE OHIO HIGHER EDUCATION ACT (CIRINO J) To enact the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act regarding the operation of state institutions of higher education.

Current Status: 3/28/2025 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 90 days State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-1

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 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-3 REGARDING INSTRUCTION-SUBSTANCE USE (JOHNSON T) Regarding instruction for public and chartered nonpublic school students in the harmful effects of substance use. Current Status: 4/9/2025 - PASSED BY SENATE ; Vote 33-0 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-7 PROHIBIT EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-UNION ACTIVITIES (HUFFMAN S) To prohibit a public employer from providing paid leave or compensation for a public employee to engage in certain union activities. Current Status: 3/19/2025 - Senate Government Oversight and Reform, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-8 COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS-PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHARITABLE FUNDS (WILSON S, CIRINO J) To permit community foundations to create component funds of any charitable funds received by public schools and to classify some funds held by a community foundation as institutional funds. REGARDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS-ACADEMIC INTERVENTION (BRENNER A) With regard to academic intervention services at public schools and the establishment of mathematics improvement and intervention plans. Current Status: 3/25/2025 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , Senate Education, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-19 ENACT HISTORICAL EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYS ACT (JOHNSON T) To enact the Historical Educational Displays Act regarding the display of certain historical documents in public schools. Current Status: 4/8/2025 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , Senate Education, (Fifth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-34 Current Status: 1/29/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-12

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SB19

SB34

SB42

AUTHORIZE LOCAL GOVT.-RESIDENTIAL STABILITY ZONES (REYNOLDS M, CRAIG H) To authorize local governments to create residential stability zones where homeowners may qualify for a partial property tax exemption.

Current Status: 2/12/2025 - Senate Local Government, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-42

SB44

ALLOW CONCURRENT SCHOLARSHIPS-EDCHOICE, SPECIAL NEEDS (O'BRIEN S) To permit students to concurrently receive an Educational Choice scholarship or Pilot Project scholarship and either an Autism or Jon Peterson Special Needs scholarship and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 2/18/2025 - Senate Finance, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-44 REQUIRE SCHOOL DISCLOSURE-FOR-PROFIT STATUS (INGRAM C) To require disclosure of the for-profit status of community school operators and post-secondary educational institutions on various promotional materials and contracts for employment. Current Status: 2/11/2025 - Senate Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-47 AUDITING CHARTERED NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS (INGRAM C) Regarding the auditing of chartered nonpublic schools. Current Status: 2/11/2025 - Senate Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-48 ELIMINATE RIGHT OF REFUSAL-SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY (INGRAM C) To eliminate the right of first refusal for certain schools in the acquisition of school district real property. Current Status: 2/11/2025 - Senate Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-49 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY-PENALTIES, MONTH DESIGNATION (GAVARONE T) To authorize a civil penalty system related to drivers who illegally pass a school bus but cannot be identified, to designate the month of August as "School Bus Safety Awareness Month," and to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act. Current Status: 3/5/2025 - Senate Judiciary, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-62

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SB62

SB66

SCHOOL DISTRICTS-MILLAGE CALCULATION (O'BRIEN S, LANG G) To include emergency levies, substitute levies, all inside millage, and school district income taxes in the calculation of a school district's effective millage floor.

Current Status: 3/4/2025 - Senate Ways and Means, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-66

SB68

ESTABLISH NONCHARTERED ED SAVINGS ACCT PROGRAM (ROMANCHUK M) To establish the Nonchartered Educational Savings Account Program and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 2/25/2025 - Senate Finance, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-68 INTENTION TO REFORM-STATE PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (ROMANCHUK M) To declare the General Assembly's intent to enact legislation to reform the law governing the state's public retirement systems. Current Status: 2/12/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-69

SB69

SB81

AUTHORIZE PROPERTY TAX FREEZE-OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES (PATTON T) To authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes.

Current Status: 2/18/2025 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-81

SB92

PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION-DISABLED VETERANS' HOMESTEADS (PATTON T) To authorize a total property tax exemption for the homesteads of totally disabled veterans and their surviving spouses.

Current Status: 2/18/2025 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-92

SB93

DECLARE INTENT-NEW SCHOOL FINANCING SYSTEM (BRENNER A) To declare the General Assembly's intent to establish a new school financing system that provides a statewide per-pupil funding payment to public and chartered nonpublic schools based on a single statewide property tax and increased state sales tax.

Current Status: 2/12/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-93

SB105

ENACT ALYSSA'S LAW (REYNOLDS M) To enact Alyssa's Law to require public and chartered nonpublic schools to implement a wearable panic alert system and to make an appropriation.

Current Status: 2/19/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-105

SB107

REQUIRE PARTY DESIGNATION-SCHOOL BOARDS BALLOTS (BRENNER A) To require state and school district board members to appear on the ballot with a party designation. Current Status: 2/26/2025 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , Senate General Government, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-107

SB109

PROVIDE BREAKFAST, LUNCH-SCHOOL STUDENTS (BLESSING III L, SMITH K) To provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to public and chartered nonpublic school students, and to make an appropriation.

Current Status: 2/19/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-109

SB113

PROHIBIT DEI-PUBLIC SCHOOLS (BRENNER A) To prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion in public schools. Current Status: 3/25/2025 - Senate Education, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-113 REDUCE PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT-PIPELINE COMPANIES (LANG G) To reduce the tangible personal property tax assessment rate for new pipe-line company property. Current Status: 3/19/2025 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , Senate Public Utilities, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-116 REGARDS CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR POOR-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS (BRENNER A) Regarding closure requirements or other actions for poor performing public schools. Current Status: 4/1/2025 - Senate Education, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-127 AUTHORIZE TAX LEVIES-PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS (HICKS-HUDSON P) To authorize counties and other political subdivisions to place on the ballot tax levies supporting pre-kindergarten programs and to establish conditions on a county's use of moneys derived from the levied tax. Current Status: 3/19/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Local Government State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-141 REGARDING EDUCATOR LICENSE GRADE BANDS (INGRAM C) Regarding educator license grade bands. Current Status: 3/25/2025 - Senate Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-144 PROHIBIT CELL PHONES-PUBLIC SCHOOLS (TIMKEN J) To generally prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools. Current Status: 4/8/2025 - Senate Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-158

SB116

SB127

SB141

SB144

SB158

SB167

REQUIRE PARENTAL CONTROLS-APP STORES (REYNOLDS M) To require certain application store-based parental controls. Current Status: 4/2/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-167 SCHOOL DISTRICT ACQUISITION-PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM FACILITIES (INGRAM C) Regarding school district acquisition of preschool classroom facilities. Current Status: 4/9/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-168 REGARDING SCHOOL DISTRICT TERRITORY ANNEXATIONS (SCHAFFER T, BRENNER A) Regarding school district territory annexations. Current Status: 4/9/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SB-173

SB168

SB173

Senate Concurrent Resolutions

Senate Joint Resolutions

SJR4

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT-SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS (BRENNER A) Proposing to enact Section 12 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to conditionally authorize the issuance of state obligations to refund pending school district obligations, to conditionally waive, beginning in 2027, the requirement that schools levy property taxes to pay debt charges on their obligations, and to conditionally authorize a treasury fund that is restricted exclusively to educational purposes.

Current Status: 2/12/2025 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SJR-4

SJR5

CONFIRM TRESSEL-LT. GOV. (MCCOLLEY R) To confirm the appointment of James Tressel as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in accordance with Section 17a of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Ohio.

Current Status: 2/12/2025 - ADOPTED BY HOUSE ; Vote 68-28 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation summary?id=GA136-SJR-5

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