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

HB 59: Revise and streamline the state’s occupational regulations

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 59 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Revise and streamline the state’s occupational regulations. Primary sponsor: Sarah Fowler Arthur (Republican), Mark Hiner (Republican). It lists 32 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Re-referred.

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 revise and streamline the state's occupational regulations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 25

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sarah Fowler ArthurPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Mark HinerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Juanita BrentCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Jamie CallenderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Thad ClaggettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Ron FergusonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Haraz GhanbariCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Derrick HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Adam HolmesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Roy KlopfensteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Brian LorenzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Melanie MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Bob PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Sharon A. RayCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill RoemerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Jean SchmidtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Veronica SimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
D. J. SwearingenCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Cecil ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Heidi WorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
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. Re-referred
  2. Referred to committee
  3. Introduced
  4. Passed
  5. Reported - Substitute
  6. Referred to committee
  7. Introduced

Sources

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