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

HB 176: Establish a universal regulatory sandbox program

Passed one chamber 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 176 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on March 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establish a universal regulatory sandbox program. Primary sponsor: Tex Fischer (Republican), Brian Lorenz (Republican). It lists 36 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): 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 enact sections 1357.01, 1357.02, 1357.03, 1357.04, 1357.05, 1357.06, 1357.07, 1357.08, 1357.09, 1357.10, 1357.11, and 1357.12 of the Revised Code to create a regulatory relief division within the common sense initiative office and to establish a universal regulatory sandbox program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 28

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tex FischerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Brian LorenzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Cindy AbramsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Tim BarhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Darnell BrewerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Thad ClaggettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Jack DanielsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Ron FergusonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Latyna HumphreyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Dontavius JarrellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Jeff LaReCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Crystal LettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Riordan McClainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Bob PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Bill RoemerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Elgin RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Nick SantucciCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Veronica SimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Jason StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
D. J. SwearingenCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
David ThomasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
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
  3. Passed
  4. Reported - Substitute
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

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