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

HB 693: Enact the Affirming Families First Act

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 693 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on February 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Enact the Affirming Families First Act. Primary sponsor: Gary Click (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 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 sections 2151.412, 2151.426, 3109.04, 3109.054, and 3129.01 and to enact sections 2151.032, 3129.10, 3129.11, 3129.12, 3129.13, 3129.14, 3129.15, 3129.21, 3129.211, 3129.22, 3129.23, 3129.24, 3129.25, 3129.26, 3129.30, 3129.301, 3129.35, 3129.351, and 4743.15 of the Revised Code to enact the Affirming Families First Act and protect the right to affirm a minor child's sex.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gary ClickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Josh WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Thad ClaggettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Levi DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Angie KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Roy KlopfensteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Beth LearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Diane MullinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Jodi SalvoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jason StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
D. J. SwearingenCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Heidi WorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72

“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