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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 117: Enact The Pledge of Allegiance Act

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 117 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enact The Pledge of Allegiance Act. Primary sponsor: Tracy Richardson (Republican), Sean Brennan (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2025): Referred to committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To amend sections 3313.602, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact section 3313.6031 of the Revised Code to enact The Pledge of Allegiance Act to require the Pledge of Allegiance in schools.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tracy RichardsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Sean BrennanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Jack DanielsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Levi DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Tex FischerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Adam HolmesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Roy KlopfensteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Lauren McNallyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Diane MullinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Nick SantucciCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Jason StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Dan TroyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Heidi WorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source