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

HB 43: Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school

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 43 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school. Primary sponsor: Sarah Fowler Arthur (Republican), David Thomas (Republican). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2025): Effective 4/21/25.

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 waive required minimum instructional hours for Ashtabula Lakeside High School due to the school building being unusable.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sarah Fowler ArthurPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
David ThomasPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Nickie AntonioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Bill BlessingCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Jamie CallenderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Hearcel CraigCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Meredith Lawson‐RoweCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Tom PattonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Nick SantucciCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Kent SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Andrea WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Steve WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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 4/21/25
  2. Effective Emergency Act
  3. Signed By The Governor
  4. Sent To The Governor
  5. Passed
  6. Reported
  7. Referred to committee
  8. Introduced
  9. Passed
  10. Reported - Substitute
  11. Referred to committee
  12. Introduced

Sources

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