Ohio · Current officeholder
David Thomas
Republican Ohio House, District 65
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Sponsored legislation
188 bills in the current data (63 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 455 | Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 9, 2026 |
| HB 433 | Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 292 | Establish the Ohio Defense Commission | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 210 | Regards the sale of used catalytic converters | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 20 | Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 105 | Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 1022 | Modify the rules governing property tax refunds | Primary sponsor | Introduced | October 1, 2026 |
| HCR 40 | Urge Congress to enact the Ohio River Restoration Program Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| HCR 35 | Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| HCR 32 | Urge Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 758 | Regards SUDEP, epilepsy license designation, disability database | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 733 | Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 692 | Revise the household sewage treatment system law | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 291 | Create the Ohio International Trade Commission | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 30, 2026 |
| HB 170 | Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 23, 2026 |
| HB 1014 | Require bill credits, reimbursements after certain power outages | Primary sponsor | Introduced | September 23, 2026 |
| HB 359 | Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 17, 2026 |
| HR 533 | Honoring Nick Strimbu, Inc. on its Centennial. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 2, 2026 |
| HB 994 | Enact the Joining-Opportunities Business and Schools (JOBS) Act | Primary sponsor | Introduced | August 27, 2026 |
| HR 517 | Honoring the Kinsman Volunteer Fire Department on its Centennial. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 6, 2026 |
| HB 229 | Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 30, 2026 |
| HB 173 | Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 63 | Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 16, 2026 |
| HB 646 | Create the Data Center Study Commission | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 10, 2026 |
| HB 484 | Create Workforce Investment Now (WIN) Child Care pilot program | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 10, 2026 |
| HB 163 | Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2025 | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 10, 2026 |
| HB 762 | Exempt certain vending machine food purchases from sales, use tax | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 9, 2026 |
| HB 52 | Revise the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2026 |
| HB 478 | Create jury tampering offense; revise court intimidation offenses | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 2, 2026 |
| HB 949 | Enact the Campus Self-Defense Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 947 | Regards possession of certain animals for commercial purposes | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 883 | Regards Medicaid coverage for treatment in place provided by EMS | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 877 | Regards limits on the purchase of retirement service credit | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 873 | Regards health and safety requirements for stuffed toys | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 850 | Temporarily reduce motor fuel tax rates | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 834 | Require state agencies to improve delivery of government services | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 832 | Regards virtual net metering and meter aggregation | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 823 | Regards deployed elected official’s office, meeting attendance | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 799 | Regards model curriculum for world history | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 792 | Regards surplus lines insurers | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 372 | Enact the Larry Henderson Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 347 | Enact SHE WINS Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 252 | Modify offenses of burglary, breaking and entering, and trespass | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 249 | Enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 217 | Enact the Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 176 | Establish a universal regulatory sandbox program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| HR 369 | In memory of L. Helen Rankin. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 92 | Regards unpaid water, sewer, and trash charges at rented property | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 778 | Exclude certain fire and EMS levies from being reduced | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 775 | Regards state agencies' authority to adopt administrative rules | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 770 | Allow a campaign committee to refund a political contribution | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 437 | Enact the Healthy Cardiac Monitoring Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 293 | Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 335 | Regards county budget commissions, property and sales tax, funds | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 309 | Regards budget commissions, property tax, and certain funds | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 247 | Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 246 | Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 186 | Regards school district property taxes, school funding formula | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 129 | Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 124 | Modify process for property tax sales-assessment ratio studies | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 10 | Regulate imitation meat and egg products | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 746 | Allow political subdivision to participate in state health plan | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| SB 9 | Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 723 | Prohibit nondisclosure agreements regarding child sexual abuse | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 503 | Regards voter approval of municipal income tax reciprocity credit | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 428 | Remove residency requirements for certain city director positions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 332 | Create the small defense business linked deposit program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 155 | Revise the real estate wholesaler law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 708 | Govern practice of providing veterans claim consulting assistance | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 706 | Impose certain minimum requirements on data center customers | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| SB 295 | Regards the timeline for restoring competency in criminal cases | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 20, 2026 |
| HCR 34 | Urge Congress to dismantle United States Department of Education | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 676 | Regards wolfdog hybrids, abatement of certain animal nuisances | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 102 | Restrict sex offender from residing, loitering near victim’s home | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2026 |
| HCR 22 | Encourage students to read the U.S. Declaration of Independence | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 476 | Authorize online raffles under the Charitable Gaming Law | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 338 | Enact Andy's Law | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 324 | Enact the Patient Protection Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 303 | Establish community energy program and pilot program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 672 | Exempt a vehicle towing farm machinery from vehicle size limits | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 658 | Create the "SHELTER" license plate | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 649 | Enact the Child Care Fraud Prevention Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 613 | Modify tax enforcement authority | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 609 | Require public body to allow public comment before taking action | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 608 | Modify the law governing property taxes and other local taxes | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 144 | Enact Keith’s Law regarding the communication disability database | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 19, 2026 |
| HR 308 | Honoring the Jefferson Rotary Club on its Centennial. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | December 17, 2025 |
| SB 50 | Regards age and schooling certificates, minor work hours | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | December 3, 2025 |
| HB 598 | Authorize local governments to create residential stability zone | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| HB 592 | Regards municipal incorporation | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| HB 590 | Modify law governing tax appeals and property tax complaints | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| HB 188 | Create the Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 18, 2025 |
| HB 575 | Revise property taxation of farmland | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 12, 2025 |
| HB 574 | Create Political Subdivision Consolidation Incentive Grant pilot | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 12, 2025 |
| SCR 3 | Urge Fair Labor Standards Act changes for employees under 16 | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 132 | Enact Philip Wigal's Law | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 554 | Require government, private sellers to accept cash as payment | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 29, 2025 |
| HB 540 | Require payments in lieu of taxes from certain conservation orgs | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 29, 2025 |
| HB 520 | Establish Blue Ribbon Comm. in each county to improve efficiency | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 22, 2025 |
| HR 263 | Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 21, 2025 |
| HR 234 | In memory of Jack Cera. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 8, 2025 |
| HB 504 | Enact the Calculated Adjustments for Property Surges (CAPS) Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 8, 2025 |
| HB 498 | Enact the Ohio Self-Defense Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 8, 2025 |
| HB 495 | Enact the Freedom to Carry Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 8, 2025 |
| HB 493 | Sunset the sale of delinquent property tax certificates | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 8, 2025 |
| HR 255 | In memory of Mary Rose Oakar. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 1, 2025 |
| HR 139 | Honor Pope Leo XIV, to highlight his life and accomplishments | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 1, 2025 |
| HCR 24 | Declare national debt a security threat;urge Congressional action | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 1, 2025 |
| HB 96 | Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 1, 2025 |
| HB 473 | Bar public employer from paying employee retirement contributions | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 1, 2025 |
| HB 466 | Require certain approval before subdivision levies a property tax | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 1, 2025 |
| HB 445 | Regards regional councils of govt and metropolitan planning orgs | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 1, 2025 |
| HB 444 | Enact the Tithing Protection Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 1, 2025 |
| HB 443 | Prohibit enforcing property tax liens against certain homesteads | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 1, 2025 |
| SB 6 | Revise building inspection law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| SB 39 | Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HB 65 | Enact the Agriculture Appreciation Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HB 64 | Revise age for discounted hunting, fishing licenses and permits | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HR 241 | In memory of Charles James Kirk. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 23, 2025 |
| HB 424 | Regards transfers, purchases of certain retirement service credit | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 421 | Enact Taxpayers Freedom Trilogy–Act II: Arresting Inside Millage | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 420 | Enact Taxpayers Freedom Trilogy–Act I:Discontinuing the Continuum | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 416 | Designate Police Officer Phillip Wagner Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 391 | Require tax rate as a true value percentage on tax bills, ballots | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 389 | Eliminate additional registration fee for hybrid motor vehicles | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 382 | Enact the Second Amendment Protection Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 4 | Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 27, 2025 |
| HB 15 | Amend competitive retail electric service law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 14, 2025 |
| SB 33 | Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 21, 2025 |
| HB 54 | Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 30, 2025 |
| SB 1 | Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 27, 2025 |
| HB 122 | Create tax credit for employers providing organ donors paid leave | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 25, 2025 |
| HR 147 | Investigate East Palestine train derailment and EPA response | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 18, 2025 |
| HCR 8 | Urge Congress to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 18, 2025 |
| HCR 17 | Recognize impact of lifeguard shortage; encourage lifeguarding | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 360 | Designate SPC Louis P. Shuster Memorial Interchange | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 355 | Increase vote threshold for local taxes subject to voter approval | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 48 | Modify tax deductions for 529 plan and ABLE account contributions | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 47 | Enact the Human Trafficking Prevention Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 133 | Authorize tax credit - small employers with health reimbursement | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 11, 2025 |
| HCR 16 | Reaffirm commitment to Taiwan; regards Taiwan status | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 318 | Revise the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program Law | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2025 |
| HR 138 | Honoring Don Jones for his exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HR 101 | Support Cleveland’s offer to host the 2030 Special Olympics | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HCR 6 | Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 5 | Enact the Repeat Offender Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 306 | Enact the Hate Crime Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 299 | Require licensure of statewide initiative petition circulators | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 104 | Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 98 | Establish the Community Connectors Workforce Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 21, 2025 |
| HB 278 | Regards the Treasurer of State | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 21, 2025 |
| HB 274 | Require local government firefighting and EMS; create grants | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 21, 2025 |
| SCR 5 | Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 262 | Designate Natural Family Month | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 130 | Regards Medicaid Estate Recovery Program notification requirement | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 14, 2025 |
| HR 60 | Support moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2025 |
| HB 248 | Revise the Auditor of State law | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2025 |
| HB 166 | Designate Harriet Tubman Day | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2025 |
| HR 118 | In memory of Ronald Edward Hood. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 232 | Modify the law governing certain property tax complaints | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 230 | Revise the joint venture title insurance company law | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 43 | Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 21, 2025 |
| HB 218 | Allow liquor permit holders to discount dealcoholized wine | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| HB 205 | Enact the Future Educators Support Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 201 | Allow specified hunting on landowner's property without a permit | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2025 |
| HR 38 | In memory of Ross Allen Boggs, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 28 | Eliminate the authority to levy replacement property tax levies | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 187 | Require school districts to provide a moment of silence each day | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 180 | Bar adverse employment action against precinct election officials | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 158 | Enact the Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 154 | Require school district approval-certain property tax exemptions | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 14 | Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 142 | Regards natural gas company rate plans, property valuation | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 123 | Modify procedures for filling vacancies in local elected offices | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 115 | Enact the E-Check Ease Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 103 | Increase the homestead exemption amount and income limit | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 87 | Enact Strategic Tax Opportunities for Raising Kids (STORK) Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 79 | Increase penalty for assault if the victim is a sports official | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 72 | Prohibit public funding for lethal injection drugs; death penalty | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 62 | Regards the College Credit Plus Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 61 | Modify homestead exemption, owner-occupancy tax credit amount | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 42 | Require certain agencies to collect and report citizenship data | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 39 | Allow state income tax deduction for overtime wages | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 22 | Authorize homestead exemption for surviving military spouses | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 17 | Regards tax classification of certain storage condominiums | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 12 | Enact the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 11 | Regards legislative rule approval and fiscal analyses of rules | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 1 | Enact Ohio Property Protection Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |