OH HB 246

enacted

Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify

Ohio · 2025-2026 Regular Session (136th General Assembly) · lower

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Did OH HB 246 pass?

Yes. OH HB 246 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Effective 3/20/26

What is OH HB 246 about?

To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.

Who sponsors OH HB 246?

Tex Fischer, D. J. Swearingen are the primary sponsors of OH HB 246, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-04-29
Latest action: 2026-03-20 — Effective 3/20/26
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-20
Effective 3/20/26
became-law
2026-03-20
Effective
became-law
2025-12-19
Signed By The Governor
became-law
2025-12-09
Sent To The Governor
passage
2025-11-19
Passed
passage
2025-10-29
Reported
2025-06-18
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-06-12
Introduced
introduction
2025-06-11
Passed
passage
2025-06-10
Reported - Substitute
2025-04-30
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-04-29
Introduced
introduction

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Votes

Reported
2025-06-09 · fail · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Beth Lear: yes
- Lauren McNally: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Levi Dean: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Erika White: yes
Passed
2025-06-11 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (92)
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Ismail Mohamed: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
- Justin Pizzulli: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Tristan Rader: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
- Bill Roemer: yes
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
- C. Allison Russo: yes
- Jodi Salvo: yes
- Nick Santucci: yes
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Mark Sigrist: yes
- Veronica R. Sims: yes
- Jason Stephens: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
- D. J. Swearingen: yes
- Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
- Eric Synenberg: yes
- Michelle Teska: yes
- Cecil Thomas: yes
- David Thomas: yes
- Jim Thomas: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Terrence Upchurch: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Erika White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Munira Abdullahi: yes
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Sean P. Brennan: yes
- Darnell T. Brewer: yes
- Karen Brownlee: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Gary Click: yes
- Christine Cockley: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Rodney Creech: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Levi Dean: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Steve Demetriou: yes
- Sedrick Denson: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Ron Ferguson: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Chris Glassburn: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Jennifer Gross: yes
- Derrick Hall: yes
- Thomas Hall: yes
- Mark Hiner: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- James M. Hoops: yes
- Matt Huffman: yes
- Latyna M. Humphrey: yes
- Dani Isaacsohn: yes
- Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
- Marilyn John: yes
- Mark Johnson: yes
- Angela N. King: yes
- Matthew Kishman: yes
- Roy Klopfenstein: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Jeff LaRe: yes
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
- Beth Lear: yes
- Crystal Lett: yes
- Brian Lorenz: yes
- Gayle Manning: yes
- Adam Mathews: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Riordan T. McClain: yes
- Lauren McNally: yes
- Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
Reported
2025-10-29 · fail · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Catherine D. Ingram: yes
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
Passed
2025-11-20 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (33)
- Steve Wilson: yes
- Rob McColley: yes
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Nathan H. Manning: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: yes
- Andrew O. Brenner: yes
- Nickie J. Antonio: yes
- Kristina D. Roegner: yes
- Theresa Gavarone: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
- Terry Johnson: yes
- Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
- George F. Lang: yes
- Jerry C. Cirino: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
- Bill Reineke: yes
- Sandra O'Brien: yes
- Paula Hicks-Hudson: yes
- Al Landis: yes
- William P. DeMora: yes
- Kent Smith: yes
- Shane Wilkin: yes
- Catherine D. Ingram: yes
- Michele Reynolds: yes
- Brian M. Chavez: yes
- Al Cutrona: yes
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.: yes
- Kyle Koehler: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Beth Liston: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Casey Weinstein: yes
- Jane M. Timken: yes

Related bills

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