Ohio · Current officeholder
Meredith Lawson‐Rowe
Democratic Ohio House, District 5
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Sponsored legislation
126 bills in the current data (26 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 541 | Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 297 | Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 292 | Establish the Ohio Defense Commission | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 6, 2026 |
| HB 519 | Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 1, 2026 |
| HB 1020 | Temporarily suspend the motor fuel tax; make other changes | Co-sponsor | Introduced | September 30, 2026 |
| SB 179 | Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 23, 2026 |
| HB 268 | Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 23, 2026 |
| HB 359 | Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 17, 2026 |
| HB 311 | Designate EMS week in Ohio | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 7, 2026 |
| HB 31 | Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 7, 2026 |
| HB 462 | Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 26, 2026 |
| HB 229 | Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 30, 2026 |
| HB 472 | Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 18 | Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2026 |
| HB 52 | Revise the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2026 |
| HCR 7 | Support American Legion Buckeye Boys State, Buckeye Girls State | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 3, 2026 |
| HB 452 | Designate 761st Tank Battalion Day | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 3, 2026 |
| HB 565 | Enact the Grand Jury Privacy and Protection Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 2, 2026 |
| HB 55 | Revise fees for the administration of a probate estate | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 27, 2026 |
| HB 915 | Require health plans, Medicaid to cover epinephrine and glucagon | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 910 | Enact the Mortgage Stability Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 848 | Designate September as Celebrate HBCU Month | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 801 | Enact the Ohio Privacy Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HB 800 | Enact the Preschool for All Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2026 |
| HR 369 | In memory of L. Helen Rankin. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 777 | Enact the Fair Tri-Share Child Care Program Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 767 | Enact Menopause, Perimenopause, and Hormone Therapy Coverage Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 464 | Exempt military-certified child care providers from licensure | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 437 | Enact the Healthy Cardiac Monitoring Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 25 | Establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 432 | Designate Patrolman Earl W. Casterline Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 37 | Designate Detective Rex Emrick Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| SB 17 | Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 29 | Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 247 | Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 184 | Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 114 | Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 761 | Allow absent voter’s ballot return to any county polling place | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 760 | Create the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. license plate. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 759 | Enact the Ohio Vets-Military Families Childcare Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 738 | Designate PFC Chris Dixon Memorial Highway | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 721 | Establish the Veterans Organization Grant Program | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 58 | Create recovery housing residences certificate of need program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 385 | Designate PFC Thomas "Tommy" Pizzino Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 296 | Delay offender financial sanctions until 180 days after release | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 56 | Designate CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 23 | Create the escaped convict alert program | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 2, 2026 |
| HR 341 | Condemn President Trump's sharing of a racist video | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HCR 13 | Urge Congress to designate Buckeye Trail a National Scenic Trail | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 2026 |
| HR 243 | Urge selection of Rickenbacker as KC-46 Pegasus operating base. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 19, 2025 |
| HB 253 | License advanced practice respiratory therapists | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 19, 2025 |
| HB 213 | Designate Tuscarawas Valley Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 19, 2025 |
| HB 471 | Designate Deputy Larry Henderson Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 18, 2025 |
| HB 430 | Designate Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Vance M. Andrews Mem Hwy | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 18, 2025 |
| HCR 23 | Recognize 250th anniversary of United States Army, Chaplain Corps | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | November 12, 2025 |
| HCR 21 | Recognize the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | November 12, 2025 |
| HCR 20 | Honor the United States Navy; commemorate its 250th anniversary | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | November 12, 2025 |
| HB 566 | Enact the Break the Silence Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 564 | Require health insurance coverage of orthotic, prosthetic devices | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 148 | Establish tax refund designation for spaying, neutering pets | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 5, 2025 |
| HB 228 | Designate SSG Jack W. Coy Veterans Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 |
| SCR 2 | Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | October 15, 2025 |
| HB 316 | Designate MSGT Norman Michael Kilbarger Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 15, 2025 |
| HR 234 | In memory of Jack Cera. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 8, 2025 |
| HB 293 | Designate NASA Day of Remembrance | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 8, 2025 |
| HB 259 | Designate Captain Joshua Michael McClimans Memorial Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 |
| HB 451 | Designate CPL Lindsey William Mitchell Memorial Highway | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 1, 2025 |
| SB 39 | Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| SB 27 | Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| SB 138 | Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HB 65 | Enact the Agriculture Appreciation Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 30, 2025 |
| HJR 5 | CA: Prohibit slavery, involuntary servitude as criminal penalty | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 415 | Enact CROWN Act regarding discrimination based on hair | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| HB 389 | Eliminate additional registration fee for hybrid motor vehicles | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 15, 2025 |
| SB 20 | Designate Ohio Stroke Awareness Week | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 27, 2025 |
| HB 4 | Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 27, 2025 |
| SB 14 | Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 18, 2025 |
| HB 15 | Amend competitive retail electric service law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 14, 2025 |
| HR 174 | Honoring Josiah Montgomery as a 2025 Division I State Track and Field Champion. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 54 | Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 30, 2025 |
| HB 80 | Make appropriations for the Industrial Commission for FY 2026-27 | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 27, 2025 |
| HB 168 | Regards motivation or purpose to commit criminal child enticement | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 25, 2025 |
| HB 141 | Regards prescribed pediatric extended care centers | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 25, 2025 |
| HR 148 | No title provided | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 365 | Enact the Property Tax Refund Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 360 | Designate SPC Louis P. Shuster Memorial Interchange | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 358 | Require distribution of information on firearm storage | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 350 | Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 348 | Regards duty to carry a concealed handgun license, notify police | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 244 | Designate Women's History Month | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 18, 2025 |
| HB 48 | Modify tax deductions for 529 plan and ABLE account contributions | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 337 | Require firearm sale by federal dealer to include trigger lock | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 329 | Designate Ohio World Hijab Day | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 327 | Enact Parents' Rights to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity (PRIDE) Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 11, 2025 |
| HJR 4 | CA:Reconcile same sex marriage law; right to interracial marriage | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 315 | Designate Sojourner Truth Day | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 204 | Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 131 | Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 306 | Enact the Hate Crime Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 104 | Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HR 87 | Designate and commemorate Nurses and Health Professionals Week | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2025 |
| HB 166 | Designate Harriet Tubman Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2025 |
| HR 118 | In memory of Ronald Edward Hood. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| HCR 12 | Recognize the importance of perinatal mental health | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 243 | Designate Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez Ohio Community Service Day | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 242 | Authorize tax credit for dog spaying, neutering, or training | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 241 | Regards dog quarantine, disposition hearing, after a dog attack | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 240 | Enact Avery's Law | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 239 | Designate National Library Week | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 235 | Authorize tax credit for handgun training and firearms storage | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| HB 43 | Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 21, 2025 |
| HR 38 | In memory of Ross Allen Boggs, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 181 | Provide counsel to destitute defendants facing eviction | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HR 44 | Honoring the Canal Winchester High School competition cheer team as a 2025 OASSA Division 2 State Champion. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 14 | Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 140 | Authorize the refundable thriving families tax credit | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 136 | Prohibit sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 135 | Prohibit source of income discrimination in rental housing | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 34 | Increase the state minimum wage | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HR 365 | In memory of Master Sergeant Tyler Simmons. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |