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

HB 609: Require public body to allow public comment before taking action

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 609 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on November 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Require public body to allow public comment before taking action. Primary sponsor: David Thomas (Republican), Meredith Craig (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 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 121.22 of the Revised Code to require a public body to allow for public commentary and testimony before taking formal action on any item.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David ThomasPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Meredith CraigPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse77
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Chris GlassburnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44

“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