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House bill · 136

HB 856

Require health plans, Medicaid cover mental health well checks

Progress

1 day from first to latest action, across 2 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    May 12

  2. Referred to committee

    —

  3. Heard in committee

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

House

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

Full history

Every action recorded by Ohio Legislature.

  1. Referred to committee

    May 13, 2026 · House

  2. Introduced

    May 12, 2026 · House

Authors

and 6 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Terrence Upchurch cosponsorD
  • Darnell Brewer cosponsorD
  • Sean Brennan cosponsorD
  • Beryl Piccolantonio cosponsorD
  • Christine Cockley cosponsorD
  • Eric Synenberg cosponsorD

Topics

Bill text

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HB 856 (136) · Polis