Bill Commons

OH HB 500

in committee

Designate a school JROTC program as a career-technical ed program

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

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Quick answers

Did OH HB 500 pass?

Not yet. OH HB 500 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Referred to committee

What is OH HB 500 about?

To enact sections 3313.907 and 3317.166 of the Revised Code to designate a JROTC program offered by a school district as a career-technical education program.

Who sponsors OH HB 500?

Ty D. Mathews, Kevin Ritter are the primary sponsors of OH HB 500, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

To enact sections 3313.907 and 3317.166 of the Revised Code to designate a JROTC program offered by a school district as a career-technical education program.

Introduced
2025-10-07
Latest action
2026-03-04 — Referred to committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ty D. Mathewsprimary
  • Kevin Ritterprimary
  • Kellie Deetercosponsor
  • Gary Clickcosponsor
  • Sean P. Brennancosponsor
  • Sarah Fowler Arthurcosponsor
  • Joseph A. Miller, IIIcosponsor
  • Johnathan Newmancosponsor
  • Beth Learcosponsor
  • Mike Odiosocosponsor
  • Jennifer Grosscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-04

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-26

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-25

    Passed

    passage

  4. 2026-02-18

    Reported - Amended

  5. 2025-10-08

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-10-07

    Introduced

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported

    2026-02-19 · fail · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Sarah Fowler Arthur: yes
    • Mike Odioso: yes
    • Sean P. Brennan: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Gary Click: yes
    • Levi Dean: yes
    • Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
    • Johnathan Newman: yes
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
    • Jim Thomas: yes

  • Passed

    2026-02-26 · pass · 93-0

    Member-level votes (93)
    • Munira Abdullahi: yes
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Rachel B. Baker: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Tristan Rader: yes
    • Sharon A. Ray: yes
    • Tracy M. Richardson: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Monica Robb Blasdel: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • Elgin Rogers, Jr.: yes
    • C. Allison Russo: yes
    • Jodi Salvo: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Mark Sigrist: 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
    • Daniel P. Troy: yes
    • Terrence Upchurch: yes
    • Andrea White: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes
    • Heidi Workman: yes
    • Tom Young: yes
    • Ty Moore: yes
    • Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes

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