Dontavius L. Jarrells News

COLUMBUS- State Representatives Dontavius L. Jarrells (D- Columbus) and Justin Pizzulli (R- Scioto County) have introduced legislation that will name a section of State Route 125, running through Scioto County, after a trailblazer for African American athletes everywhere, former professional baseball player and native Ohioan Al Oliver.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) is praising the citizens of Ohio for their overwhelming support in defeating Issue 1 during the August 8th Special Election.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus) today announced the upcoming back-to-school Ohio sales tax holiday that will take place starting on Friday, August 4 through Sunday, August 6. In 2018, state lawmakers passed legislation making this three-day, back-to-school sales tax holiday a recurring holiday each year.

COLUMBUS – Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus) today celebrates The Center of Science and Industry, otherwise known as COSI, which was awarded the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service by The White House on Monday. The award is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities.

COLUMBUS– State Representative Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today condemned the United States Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action programs for colleges and universities.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells (D–Columbus), on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, vows to protect women’s reproductive rights and defeat Issue 1 in August.

COLUMBUS – Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus) today announced the House Higher Education Committee’s unanimous passage of the Foster-to-College Scholarship Act (HB 164). 

COLUMBUS— Assistant Minority Leader Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus) and Majority Floor Leader Bill Seitz (R- Cincinnati) today gave sponsor testimony on bipartisan H.B. 164, legislation that would provide full cost of attendance scholarships to any Ohioan who was in foster care on or after their 13th birthday. 

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) yesterday announced the House Commerce & Labor Committee passage of House Bill (HB) 106, also known as the “Pay Stub Protection Act”, which requires employers to provide their employees access to their pay statements. 

State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) and the Democratic members of the Ohio House of Representatives Commerce and Labor Committee today issued statements after several amendments to Substitute Senate Bill (Sub. SB) 30, legislation that would violate the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to allow children to work later into the evening, were voted down.