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

HB 500: Designate a school JROTC program as a career-technical ed program

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 500 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on October 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Designate a school JROTC program as a career-technical ed program. Primary sponsor: Ty Mathews (Republican), Kevin Ritter (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Referred to committee.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To enact sections 3313.907 and 3317.166 of the Revised Code to designate a JROTC program offered by a school district as a career-technical education program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ty MathewsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Kevin RitterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Sarah Fowler ArthurCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Beth LearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Mike OdiosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“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