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

HB 26: Enact Protecting Ohio Communities 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 26 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enact Protecting Ohio Communities Act. Primary sponsor: Josh Williams (Republican), Tex Fischer (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 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 9.63, 4501.06, 5747.50, 5747.502, 5747.51, and 5747.53 and to enact sections 9.631, 9.632, 9.633, and 5747.504 of the Revised Code to require state and local authorities to cooperate with the federal government in the enforcement of immigration laws, to prescribe funding reductions for noncompliance, to name this act the Protecting Ohio Communities Act, and to declare an emergency.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Tex FischerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Sarah Fowler ArthurCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Adam BirdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Mark HinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Angie KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Roy KlopfensteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Beth LearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62

“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