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House bill · 136

HB 644

Create Higher Ed Evidence-Based Innovation Fund, Grant Program

Progress

128 days from first to latest action, across 6 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 12

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 25

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 25

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 13

  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 · Mar 25, 2026

Passed 12–0

12 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Passed

House · May 13, 2026

Passed 81–7

81 Yea

7 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Referred to committee

    May 20, 2026 · Senate

  2. Introduced

    May 19, 2026 · Senate

  3. Passed

    May 13, 2026 · House

  4. Reported - Substitute

    Mar 25, 2026 · House

  5. Referred to committee

    Feb 4, 2026 · House

  6. Introduced

    Jan 12, 2026 · House

Authors

and 23 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Sean Brennan cosponsorD
  • Karen Brownlee cosponsorD
  • Tristan Rader cosponsorD
  • Juanita Brent cosponsorD
  • Michele Grim cosponsorD
  • Mark Johnson cosponsorR
  • Tom Young cosponsorR
  • Chris Glassburn cosponsorD
  • Joe Miller cosponsorD
  • Andrea White cosponsorR
  • Haraz Ghanbari cosponsorR
  • Josh Williams cosponsorR
  • Ty Mathews cosponsorR
  • Veronica Sims cosponsorD
  • Erika White cosponsorD
  • Crystal Lett cosponsorD
  • Marilyn John cosponsorR
  • Desireè Tims cosponsorD
  • Derrick Hall cosponsorD
  • Beryl Piccolantonio cosponsorD
  • Mark Sigrist cosponsorD
  • Allison Russo cosponsorD
  • Bernie Willis cosponsorR

Topics

Bill text

  • As Passed by the HouseHTMLPDF
  • As Reported by the House Workforce and Higher Education CommitteeHTMLPDF
  • As IntroducedHTMLPDF

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