Skip to content
Polis

House bill · 136

HB 44

Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations

Became law

Effective 2/4/26

Official record on Ohio Legislature

Progress

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

  1. Filed

    Feb 3

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

    May 14

  4. Reported from committee

    May 14

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 21

  6. Passed second chamber

    Oct 22

  7. Sent to governor

    Oct 28

  8. Became law

    Nov 5

HouseSenateGovernorFebAprJunAugOctDecFeb

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 · May 13, 2025

Passed 11–0

11 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

House · May 21, 2025

Passed 95–1

95 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Reported

Senate · Jun 25, 2025

Passed 6–0

6 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

Senate · Oct 22, 2025

Passed 33–0

33 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Effective 2/4/26

    Feb 4, 2026 · Governor

  2. Effective

    Feb 4, 2026 · Joint

  3. Signed By The Governor

    Nov 5, 2025 · Joint

  4. Sent To The Governor

    Oct 28, 2025 · Joint

  5. Passed

    Oct 22, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported

    Jun 25, 2025 · Senate

  7. Referred to committee

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  8. Introduced

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  9. Passed

    May 21, 2025 · House

  10. Reported - Substitute

    May 14, 2025 · House

  11. Referred to committee

    Feb 5, 2025 · House

  12. Introduced

    Feb 3, 2025 · House

Authors

and 58 coauthors or sponsors

Show 58 more
  • Tim Schaffer cosponsorR
  • Sandy O'Brien cosponsorR
  • Jane Timken cosponsorR
  • Casey Weinstein cosponsorD
  • Johnathan Newman cosponsorR
  • Rodney Creech cosponsorR
  • Theresa Gavarone cosponsorR
  • Tom Patton cosponsorR
  • Willis Blackshear cosponsorD
  • Karen Brownlee cosponsorD
  • Jeff LaRe cosponsorR
  • Phil Plummer cosponsorR
  • Michele Grim cosponsorD
  • Tex Fischer cosponsorR
  • Tom Young cosponsorR
  • Kristina Roegner cosponsorR
  • Adam Mathews cosponsorR
  • Cindy Abrams cosponsorR
  • Jerry Cirino cosponsorR
  • Crystal Lett cosponsorD
  • Cecil Thomas cosponsorD
  • Brian Chavez cosponsorR
  • Sean Brennan cosponsorD
  • Chris Glassburn cosponsorD
  • Monica Blasdel cosponsorR
  • Eric Synenberg cosponsorD
  • Kellie Deeter cosponsorR
  • Ty Mathews cosponsorR
  • George Lang cosponsorR
  • Jodi Salvo cosponsorR
  • Mark Johnson cosponsorR
  • Bill Roemer cosponsorR
  • Haraz Ghanbari cosponsorR
  • Jean Schmidt cosponsorR
  • Terry Johnson cosponsorR
  • Allison Russo cosponsorD
  • Josh Williams cosponsorR
  • Brian Lorenz cosponsorR
  • Dontavius Jarrells cosponsorD
  • Derrick Hall cosponsorD
  • Bill Reineke cosponsorR
  • Paula Hicks-Hudson cosponsorD
  • Adam Holmes cosponsorR
  • Bernie Willis cosponsorR
  • Terrence Upchurch cosponsorD
  • Tracy Richardson cosponsorR
  • Don Jones cosponsorR
  • Mark Sigrist cosponsorD
  • Ismail Mohamed cosponsorD
  • Steve Wilson cosponsorR
  • Brian Lampton cosponsorR
  • Catherine Ingram cosponsorD
  • Bill DeMora cosponsorD
  • Diane Mullins cosponsorR
  • Tim Barhorst cosponsorR
  • Nathan Manning cosponsorR
  • Hearcel Craig cosponsorD
  • Nickie Antonio cosponsorD

Topics

Bill text

  • As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the HouseHTMLPDF
  • As IntroducedHTMLPDF
  • As EnrolledHTMLPDF
  • As Passed by the SenateHTMLPDF
  • As Reported by the House Public Safety CommitteeHTMLPDF

Bills on similar topics

Other legislation this session sharing the most subjects.

BillAuthorProgressStatusLast action
HB 852Require appointed police chief to complete officer basic trainingKevin MillerRPassed first chamberIn progressSep 30, 2026Referred to committee
HB 536Modify cost apportionment - municipal court civil traffic ticketsLatyna HumphreyDReferred to committeeIn progressOct 22, 2025Referred to committee
HB 548Require alcohol, drug testing after officer use of force incidentDarnell BrewerDReferred to committeeIn progressOct 29, 2025Referred to committee
HB 559Allow for the waiver of peace officer refresher trainingJosh WilliamsRReferred to committeeIn progressOct 29, 2025Referred to committee
HB 788Regards paid military leave for law enforcement officersMike DovillaRReferred to committeeIn progressMar 25, 2026Referred to committee
HB 382Enact the Second Amendment Protection ActTex FischerRReferred to committeeIn progressSep 15, 2025Referred to committee
HB 44 (136) · Polis