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

HB 297: Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses

Enacted 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 297 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on May 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses. Primary sponsor: Kevin Ritter (Republican), Johnathan Newman (Republican). It lists 55 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 6, 2026): Effective 10/6/26.

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 section 307.66 of the Revised Code to increase the amount a county may provide to military and veterans organizations for Memorial Day expenses.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 21 · Republican 35

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin RitterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Johnathan NewmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Cindy AbramsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Ashley Bryant BaileyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Tim BarhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Adam BirdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Juanita BrentCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Darnell BrewerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Thad ClaggettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Haraz GhanbariCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Chris GlassburnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Mark HinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Adam HolmesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Jim HoopsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Latyna HumphreyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Dani IsaacsohnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Terry JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Matt KishmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Roy KlopfensteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Brian LamptonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Meredith Lawson‐RoweCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Crystal LettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Lauren McNallyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Melanie MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Mike OdiosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Scott OelslagerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Beryl PiccolantonioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Sharon A. RayCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tracy RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Bill RoemerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Veronica SimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Brian StewartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Cecil ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Desireè TimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Dan TroyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Andrea WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Erika WhiteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Heidi WorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Tom YoungCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37

“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. Effective 10/6/26
  2. Effective
  3. Signed By The Governor
  4. Sent To The Governor
  5. Passed
  6. Reported
  7. Referred to committee
  8. Introduced
  9. Passed
  10. Informally passed
  11. Reported - Amended
  12. Referred to committee

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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