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House bill · 136

HB 59

Revise and streamline the state’s occupational regulations

In progressOfficial record on Ohio Legislature

Progress

379 days from first to latest action, across 7 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 4

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

    Nov 18

  4. Reported from committee

    Nov 18

  5. Passed first chamber

    Nov 19

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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Record votes

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

Reported

House · Nov 18, 2025

Passed 12–0

12 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed

House · Nov 19, 2025

Passed 91–0

91 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Re-referred

    Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

  3. Introduced

    Nov 25, 2025 · Senate

  4. Passed

    Nov 19, 2025 · House

  5. Reported - Substitute

    Nov 18, 2025 · House

  6. Referred to committee

    Feb 12, 2025 · House

  7. Introduced

    Feb 4, 2025 · House

Authors

and 32 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Mark Johnson cosponsorR
  • Allison Russo cosponsorD
  • Adam Holmes cosponsorR
  • Eric Synenberg cosponsorD
  • Terrence Upchurch cosponsorD
  • Juanita Brent cosponsorD
  • Roy Klopfenstein cosponsorR
  • Thomas Hall cosponsorR
  • Bill Roemer cosponsorR
  • Gary Click cosponsorR
  • Bob Peterson cosponsorR
  • Ron Ferguson cosponsorR
  • Tom Young cosponsorR
  • Jamie Callender cosponsorR
  • Brian Lorenz cosponsorR
  • Melanie Miller cosponsorR
  • Thad Claggett cosponsorR
  • Marilyn John cosponsorR
  • Kellie Deeter cosponsorR
  • Adam Mathews cosponsorR
  • Sharon Ray cosponsorR
  • Jean Schmidt cosponsorR
  • Phil Plummer cosponsorR
  • Veronica Sims cosponsorD
  • Haraz Ghanbari cosponsorR
  • Bernie Willis cosponsorR
  • Heidi Workman cosponsorR
  • D.J. Swearingen cosponsorR
  • Johnathan Newman cosponsorR
  • Josh Williams cosponsorR
  • Cecil Thomas cosponsorD
  • Derrick Hall cosponsorD

Topics

Occupational Licensing and RegulationState GovernmentState and Local Government

Bill text

  • As Passed by the HouseHTMLPDF
  • As IntroducedHTMLPDF
  • As Reported by the House General Government CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As Re-Referred to the Senate Government Oversight and Reform CommitteeHTMLPDF

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HB 59 (136) · Polis