OH HB 297

enacted

Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses

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

Quick answers

Did OH HB 297 pass?

Yes. OH HB 297 has been enacted into law as of 2026-10-06. Latest recorded action (2026-10-06): Effective 10/6/26

What is OH HB 297 about?

To amend section 307.66 of the Revised Code to increase the amount a county may provide to military and veterans organizations for Memorial Day expenses.

Who sponsors OH HB 297?

Johnathan Newman, Kevin Ritter are the primary sponsors of OH HB 297, joined by 55 cosponsors.

Description

To amend section 307.66 of the Revised Code to increase the amount a county may provide to military and veterans organizations for Memorial Day expenses.

Introduced: 2025-05-20
Latest action: 2026-10-06 — Effective 10/6/26
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-05-20
Introduced
introduction
2025-05-21
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-11-05
Reported - Amended
2025-11-12
Informally passed
passage
2025-11-19
Passed
passage
2025-11-25
Introduced
introduction
2026-02-11
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2026-05-21
Reported
2026-06-10
Passed
passage
2026-07-01
Sent To The Governor
passage
2026-07-07
Signed By The Governor
became-law
2026-10-06
Effective
became-law
2026-10-06
Effective 10/6/26
became-law

Versions

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As Passed by the SenateCompare
As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety CommitteeCompare
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Votes

Reported
2025-11-05 · fail · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Ty D. Mathews: yes
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Derrick Hall: yes
- Adam Holmes: yes
- Brian Lampton: yes
- Lauren McNally: yes
- Ty Moore: yes
- Cecil Thomas: yes
Passed
2025-11-20 · pass · 89-0
Member-level votes (89)
- Munira Abdullahi: yes
- Cindy Abrams: yes
- Rachel B. Baker: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Adam C. Bird: yes
- Sean P. Brennan: yes
- Juanita O. Brent: yes
- Darnell T. Brewer: yes
- Karen Brownlee: yes
- Jamie Callender: yes
- Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
- Gary Click: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Rodney Creech: yes
- Jack K. Daniels: yes
- Levi Dean: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Michael D. Dovilla: yes
- Tex Fischer: yes
- Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
- Haraz N. Ghanbari: yes
- Chris Glassburn: 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
- 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
- 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
- Kevin D. Miller: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Ismail Mohamed: yes
- Diane Mullins: yes
- Johnathan Newman: yes
- Mike Odioso: yes
- Scott Oelslager: yes
- Bob Peterson: yes
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
- Justin Pizzulli: yes
- Phil Plummer: yes
- Sharon A. Ray: yes
- Tracy M. Richardson: yes
- Kevin Ritter: yes
- Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
- Bill Roemer: 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
- Desiree Tims: yes
- Daniel P. Troy: yes
- Terrence Upchurch: yes
- Andrea White: yes
- Erika White: yes
- Josh Williams: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
- Ty Moore: yes
- Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes
Reported
2026-05-21 · fail · 4-0
Member-level votes (4)
- Terry Johnson: yes
- Hearcel F. Craig: yes
- Thomas F. Patton: yes
- Tim Schaffer: yes
Passed
2026-06-11 · 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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb297/

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