OH HB 4

enacted

Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day

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

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Did OH HB 4 pass?

Yes. OH HB 4 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-27): Effective 8/27/25

What is OH HB 4 about?

To enact section 5.2471 of the Revised Code to designate September 19 as "Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day."

Who sponsors OH HB 4?

Adam Holmes, Cecil Thomas are the primary sponsors of OH HB 4, joined by 101 cosponsors.

Description

To enact section 5.2471 of the Revised Code to designate September 19 as "Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day."

Introduced: 2025-01-23
Latest action: 2025-08-27 — Effective 8/27/25
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-08-27
Effective 8/27/25
became-law
2025-08-27
Effective
became-law
2025-05-28
Signed By The Governor
became-law
2025-05-16
Sent To The Governor
passage
2025-05-07
Passed
passage
2025-04-02
Reported
2025-02-19
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-02-14
Introduced
introduction
2025-02-12
Passed
passage
2025-02-12
Reported
2025-01-28
Referred to committee
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced
introduction

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Votes

Reported
2025-02-12 · fail · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Jean Schmidt: yes
- Kellie Deeter: yes
- Anita Somani: yes
- Rachel B. Baker: yes
- Tim Barhorst: yes
- Karen Brownlee: yes
- Meredith Craig: yes
- Michele Grim: yes
- Jennifer Gross: yes
- Angela N. King: yes
- Melanie Miller: yes
- Brian Stewart: yes
Passed
2025-02-13 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (96)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Anita Somani: 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
- Bernard Willis: yes
- Heidi Workman: yes
- Tom Young: yes
Reported
2025-04-02 · fail · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Stephen A. Huffman: yes
- Terry Johnson: yes
- Beth Liston: yes
- Catherine D. Ingram: yes
- Susan Manchester: yes
- Kristina D. Roegner: yes
- Mark Romanchuk: yes
Passed
2025-05-07 · 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

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