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OH HB 81

enacted

Make appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Comp for FY 2026-27

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

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Quick answers

Did OH HB 81 pass?

Yes. OH HB 81 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-27): Effective 6/27/25

What is OH HB 81 about?

To amend sections 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13, 4123.44, 4123.52, 4123.54, 4123.57, 4123.66, 4125.07, 4133.10, 4167.01, 4167.10, and 5145.163 and to repeal sections 4167.25, 4167.27, and 4167.28 of the Revised Code to make appropriations for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of the Bureau's programs, and to make changes to the Workers' Compensation Law.

Who sponsors OH HB 81?

Brian Stewart is the primary sponsor of OH HB 81.

Description

To amend sections 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13, 4123.44, 4123.52, 4123.54, 4123.57, 4123.66, 4125.07, 4133.10, 4167.01, 4167.10, and 5145.163 and to repeal sections 4167.25, 4167.27, and 4167.28 of the Revised Code to make appropriations for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of the Bureau's programs, and to make changes to the Workers' Compensation Law.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-06-27 — Effective 6/27/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Brian Stewartprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-27

    Effective 6/27/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-27

    Effective Certain provisions effective September 26, 2025

    became-law

  3. 2025-06-27

    Signed By The Governor

    became-law

  4. 2025-06-24

    Sent To The Governor

    passage

  5. 2025-06-18

    Concurred in Senate amendments

    amendment-passage

  6. 2025-06-18

    Passed

    passage

  7. 2025-06-17

    Reported - Amended

  8. 2025-04-09

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-04-08

    Introduced

    introduction

  10. 2025-04-02

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-04-02

    Reported

  12. 2025-03-19

    Reported - Re-referred to Finance

  13. 2025-03-12

    Reported - Amended - Re-referred to Rules and Reference

  14. 2025-02-12

    Referred to committee

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-02-10

    Introduced

    introduction

Versions

  • As EnrolledCompare
  • As Passed by the SenateCompare
  • As Reported by the Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology CommitteeCompare
  • As Passed by the HouseCompare
  • As Reported by the House Finance CommitteeCompare
  • As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference CommitteeCompare
  • As Reported by the House Public Insurance and Pensions CommitteeCompare
  • As IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Reported

    2025-03-12 · fail · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Bob Peterson: yes
    • Michelle Teska: yes
    • Sean P. Brennan: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Thaddeus J. Claggett: yes
    • Chris Glassburn: yes
    • Adam Mathews: yes
    • Joseph A. Miller, III: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • D. J. Swearingen: yes
    • David Thomas: yes
    • Erika White: yes
    • Tom Young: yes

  • Reported

    2025-03-19 · fail · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matt Huffman: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Michele Grim: yes
    • Dani Isaacsohn: yes
    • Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Riordan T. McClain: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Nick Santucci: yes
    • Josh Williams: yes

  • Reported

    2025-04-02 · fail · 28-1

    Member-level votes (29)
    • Brian Stewart: yes
    • Michael D. Dovilla: yes
    • Bride Rose Sweeney: yes
    • Cindy Abrams: yes
    • Rachel B. Baker: yes
    • Adam C. Bird: yes
    • Jamie Callender: yes
    • Chris Glassburn: yes
    • Michele Grim: yes
    • James M. Hoops: yes
    • Dani Isaacsohn: yes
    • Dontavius L. Jarrells: yes
    • Marilyn John: yes
    • Mark Johnson: yes
    • Don Jones: yes
    • Gayle Manning: yes
    • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: yes
    • Phil Plummer: yes
    • Sharon A. Ray: yes
    • Kevin Ritter: yes
    • Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.: yes
    • Bill Roemer: yes
    • Jean Schmidt: yes
    • Veronica R. Sims: yes
    • Daniel P. Troy: yes
    • Andrea White: yes
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Tom Young: yes
    • Josh Williams: no

  • Passed

    2025-04-02 · pass · 94-0

    Member-level votes (94)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Don Jones: 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
    • 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
    • Tristan Rader: 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
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Heidi Workman: yes
    • Tom Young: yes

  • Reported

    2025-06-17 · fail · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Steve Wilson: yes
    • George F. Lang: yes
    • Hearcel F. Craig: yes
    • Louis W. Blessing, III: yes
    • Brian M. Chavez: yes
    • William P. DeMora: yes
    • Beth Liston: yes
    • Nathan H. Manning: yes
    • Thomas F. Patton: yes

  • Passed

    2025-06-18 · pass · 32-0

    Member-level votes (32)
    • 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
    • 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

  • Concurred in Senate amendments

    2025-06-19 · 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Bernard Willis: yes
    • Heidi Workman: yes
    • Tom Young: yes
    • Ty Moore: yes

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