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

HB 578: Require tick-related disease reporting to Department of Health

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 578 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on November 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Require tick-related disease reporting to Department of Health. Primary sponsor: Rodney Creech (Republican), Jean Schmidt (Republican). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 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 section 3701.23 of the Revised Code to require the reporting of tick-related diseases and conditions to the Department of Health.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rodney CreechPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Jean SchmidtPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Haraz GhanbariCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Mark HinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Kevin MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Bob PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Anita SomaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74

“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 - Substitute
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

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