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

HB 428: Remove residency requirements for certain city director positions

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 428 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on August 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Remove residency requirements for certain city director positions. Primary sponsor: David Thomas (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican). It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 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 amend sections 735.01 and 737.01 of the Revised Code to remove residency requirements for the city director of public service and the city director of public safety.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David ThomasPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Josh WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Adam BirdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Haraz GhanbariCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Chris GlassburnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Angie KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Roy KlopfensteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Beth LearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Diane MullinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Beryl PiccolantonioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Kevin RitterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
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. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced
  3. Passed
  4. Reported - Amended
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

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