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

HB 797: Enact the Ohio Students and Families Workforce Strengthening 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 797 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on March 31, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Enact the Ohio Students and Families Workforce Strengthening Act. Primary sponsor: Jodi Salvo (Republican), Karen Brownlee (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 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 establish the Social Work Apprenticeship Retention and Training (SMART) Internship Program, to name this act the Ohio Students and Families Workforce Strengthening Act, and to make an appropriation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jodi SalvoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Karen BrownleePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28

“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