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OH HB 578

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Require tick-related disease reporting to Department of Health

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

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Quick answers

Did OH HB 578 pass?

Not yet. OH HB 578 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): Referred to committee

What is OH HB 578 about?

To amend section 3701.23 of the Revised Code to require the reporting of tick-related diseases and conditions to the Department of Health.

Who sponsors OH HB 578?

Jean Schmidt, Rodney Creech are the primary sponsors of OH HB 578.

Description

To amend section 3701.23 of the Revised Code to require the reporting of tick-related diseases and conditions to the Department of Health.

Introduced
2025-11-05
Latest action
2026-03-25 — Referred to committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jean Schmidtprimary
  • Rodney Creechprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-25

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-19

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-03-18

    Passed

    passage

  4. 2026-02-25

    Reported - Substitute

  5. 2025-11-12

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-11-05

    Introduced

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported

    2026-02-25 · fail · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • 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
    • Andrea White: yes

  • Passed

    2026-03-18 · pass · 94-1

    Member-level votes (95)
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Ty Moore: yes
    • Ashley Bryant Bailey: yes
    • Angela N. King: no

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https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb578/

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