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

HB 473: Bar public employer from paying employee retirement contributions

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 473 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on September 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Bar public employer from paying employee retirement contributions. Primary sponsor: David Thomas (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 1, 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 145.47, 742.31, 3307.27, 3309.47, 4117.08, and 5505.15 of the Revised Code to prohibit a public employer from paying employee contributions to a state retirement system.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David ThomasPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Tex FischerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Mark HinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Angie KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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