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

SB 177: Create Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot

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

SB 177 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Create Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot. Primary sponsor: Bill Blessing (Republican), Jane Timken (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): 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 create the Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot program to provide publicly funded child care to child care staff members and to make an appropriation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill BlessingPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Jane TimkenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29

“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