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House bill · 136

HB 246

Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify

Became law

Effective 3/20/26

Official record on Ohio Legislature

Progress

325 days from first to latest action, across 12 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Apr 29

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

    Jun 10

  4. Reported from committee

    Jun 10

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jun 11

  6. Passed second chamber

    Nov 19

  7. Sent to governor

    Dec 9

  8. Became law

    Dec 19

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Reported

House · Jun 9, 2025

Passed 9–0

9 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

House · Jun 11, 2025

Passed 92–0

92 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Reported

Senate · Oct 29, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

Senate · Nov 19, 2025

Passed 33–0

33 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Effective 3/20/26

    Mar 20, 2026 · Governor

  2. Effective

    Mar 20, 2026 · Joint

  3. Signed By The Governor

    Dec 19, 2025 · Joint

  4. Sent To The Governor

    Dec 9, 2025 · Joint

  5. Passed

    Nov 19, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported

    Oct 29, 2025 · Senate

  7. Referred to committee

    Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

  8. Introduced

    Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

  9. Passed

    Jun 11, 2025 · House

  10. Reported - Substitute

    Jun 10, 2025 · House

  11. Referred to committee

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  12. Introduced

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

Authors

and 69 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Jennifer Gross cosponsorR
  • Kevin Ritter cosponsorR
  • Lauren McNally cosponsorD
  • Rob McColley cosponsorR
  • Tim Schaffer cosponsorR
  • Terrence Upchurch cosponsorD
  • Mark Johnson cosponsorR
  • Mike Odioso cosponsorR
  • Mark Sigrist cosponsorD
  • Tom Young cosponsorR
  • Bride Sweeney cosponsorD
  • Sedrick Denson cosponsorD
  • Jerry Cirino cosponsorR
  • Joe Miller cosponsorD
  • Shane Wilkin cosponsorR
  • Matt Kishman cosponsorR
  • Terry Johnson cosponsorR
  • Brian Lampton cosponsorR
  • Catherine Ingram cosponsorD
  • Mark Hiner cosponsorR
  • Tim Barhorst cosponsorR
  • Adam Holmes cosponsorR
  • Scott Oelslager cosponsorR
  • Crystal Lett cosponsorD
  • Sean Brennan cosponsorD
  • Jean Schmidt cosponsorR
  • Derrick Hall cosponsorD
  • Thomas Hall cosponsorR
  • Cecil Thomas cosponsorD
  • Angie King cosponsorR
  • Kyle Koehler cosponsorR
  • Jack Daniels cosponsorR
  • Jane Timken cosponsorR
  • Theresa Gavarone cosponsorR
  • Gary Click cosponsorR
  • Bob Peterson cosponsorR
  • Brian Lorenz cosponsorR
  • Dan Troy cosponsorD
  • Al Cutrona cosponsorR
  • Jeff LaRe cosponsorR
  • Josh Williams cosponsorR
  • Tom Patton cosponsorR
  • Phil Plummer cosponsorR
  • Mike Dovilla cosponsorR
  • Bill Roemer cosponsorR
  • Andrew Brenner cosponsorR
  • Marilyn John cosponsorR
  • Jodi Salvo cosponsorR
  • Riordan McClain cosponsorR
  • Adam Bird cosponsorR
  • Cindy Abrams cosponsorR
  • Steve Demetriou cosponsorR
  • Jim Hoops cosponsorR
  • Haraz Ghanbari cosponsorR
  • Bernie Willis cosponsorR
  • David Thomas cosponsorR
  • Brian Stewart cosponsorR
  • Nick Santucci cosponsorR
  • Tracy Richardson cosponsorR
  • Paula Hicks-Hudson cosponsorD
  • Eric Synenberg cosponsorD
  • Ty Mathews cosponsorR
  • Kevin Miller cosponsorR
  • Jason Stephens cosponsorR
  • Melanie Miller cosponsorR
  • Monica Blasdel cosponsorR
  • Kellie Deeter cosponsorR
  • Chris Glassburn cosponsorD
  • Adam Mathews cosponsorR

Topics

Bill text

  • As Reported by the Senate Workforce Development CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As Reported by the House Commerce and Labor CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As EnrolledHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the SenateHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the HouseHTMLPDF
  • As IntroducedHTMLPDF

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HB 921Require additional Ohio employers to use E-verifyD.J. SwearingenRReferred to committeeIn progressMay 20, 2026Referred to committee
SB 183Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verifyMichele ReynoldsRReferred to committeeIn progressApr 30, 2025Referred to committee
HB 446Modify trust and probate lawsBrian StewartRPassed first chamberIn progressJun 2, 2026Referred to committee
HB 146Revise civil service status of certain county probation positionsBrian LorenzRReferred to committeeIn progressMar 5, 2025Referred to committee
HB 960Allow awards for reports of fraudMark HinerRReferred to committeeIn progressJun 9, 2026Referred to committee
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