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

HB 848: Designate September as Celebrate HBCU Month

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 848 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on May 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Designate September as Celebrate HBCU Month. Primary sponsor: Dontavius Jarrells (Democratic), Andrea White (Republican). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2026): Referred to committee.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To enact section 5.2325 of the Revised Code to designate the month of September as "Celebrate HBCU Month."

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 23 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dontavius JarrellsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Andrea WhitePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Munira AbdullahiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Ashley Bryant BaileyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Rachel BakerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Sean BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Juanita BrentCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Darnell BrewerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Karen BrownleeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Christine CockleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Michele GrimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Meredith Lawson‐RoweCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Crystal LettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Ismail MohamedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Beryl PiccolantonioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Tristan RaderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Veronica SimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Anita SomaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Cecil ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20

“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