House Bill 6 - 135th General Assembly
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Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education | March 8, 2023 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Representative Jena Powell | Ohio House of Representative | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education | March 29, 2023 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Sharp | Alliance Defending Freedom | Proponent | Download |
| Nilani Jawahar | Center for Christian Virtue | Proponent | Download |
| Corinna Cohn | Proponent | Download | |
| Kevin Ritter | Proponent | Download | |
| Cynthia Millen | Proponent | Download | |
| Jean Schmidt | Ohio House of Representative | Proponent | Download |
| Riley Gaines | Independent Women's Voice | Proponent | Download |
| Rachel Davis | Proponent | Download | |
| Lisa Sebastian | Proponent | Download | |
| Sharon Madger | Proponent | Download | |
| Larry Keough | Catholic Conference of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Kaitlyn Willette | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education | April 19, 2023 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory Golski | Kaleidoscope Youth Center | Opponent | Download |
| Parker Parker | Opponent | Download | |
| Alison and Bradie Anderson | Opponent | Download | |
| Dr. Rhea Debussy | Equitas Health | Opponent | Download |
| Conner McLaren | Opponent | Download | |
| Melissa McLaren | Opponent | Download | |
| Ember Zelch | Opponent | Download | |
| Minna Zelch | Opponent | Download | |
| Lalitha Pamidigantam | YWCA Columbus | Opponent | Download |
| Brianne Brinker | Opponent | Download | |
| Alina Taylor | Opponent | Download | |
| Rev. Alice Connor | The Rt. Rev. Wayne Smith, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Micah Mitchell | ACLU of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Maria Bruno | Equality Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Rev. Jacqui Buschor | Hunger Network in Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Christina Lopez | Opponent | Download | |
| Delia Sosa | Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics | Opponent | Download |
| Mariah Payne | Ohio Counselor Association & Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Cole-Finley Nelson | Opponent | Download | |
| Demi York | Opponent | Download | |
| Ash Bateman | Opponent | Download | |
| Kelly Risher | Opponent | Download | |
| Malia Lewis | Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Melissa Kelley | Opponent | Download | |
| Amy McCrory | Opponent | Download | |
| Rev. Julianne Smeck | Opponent | Download | |
| Camerynn Ratliff | Opponent | Download | |
| Rev. Jess Peacock | Community Church of Chesterland, United Church of Christ | Opponent | Download |
| Dr. Ben Huelskamp | LOVEboldly | Opponent | Download |
| Rev. Andrew Burns | Opponent | Download | |
| Silver Flight | Opponent | Download | |
| Elaine Schleiffer | Opponent | Download | |
| Jace Vidumsky | Opponent | Download | |
| Isaac Poplin | Opponent | Download | |
| Campaign for our Shared Future | Campaign for our Shared Future | Opponent | Download |
| Alex Wolf-Root | Opponent | Download | |
| Sunny Era | Opponent | Download | |
| James Vacca | Opponent | Download | |
| Janet Shaw | Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association | Opponent | Download |
| Alicia Burkle | Opponent | Download | |
| Mae Kowalke | Opponent | Download | |
| Serena Luna | Opponent | Download | |
| Katherine Ungar | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Connor Kirchens | Opponent | Download | |
| Adam Wolfe | Opponent | Download | |
| Dr. Sarah Pickle | Opponent | Download | |
| Jona Hilario | OPAWL | Opponent | Download |
| Halle Martin | Opponent | Download | |
| Amanda Jay | Opponent | Download | |
| Jessi Sadaka | Opponent | Download | |
| Sarah World | Find Your Way Counseling and Consulting LLC | Opponent | Download |
| Jyothika Yermal | Opponent | Download | |
| Olwyn Conway | Opponent | Download | |
| Cheryl Ryan | Red Oak Community School | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Palmer | Find Your Way Counseling and Consulting LLC | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Hyde | Opponent | Download | |
| Darren Lazor | Opponent | Download | |
| Nick Zingarelli | Opponent | Download | |
| Nikita Das | Opponent | Download | |
| Josie Mayle | Opponent | Download | |
| Ty Holiday | Opponent | Download | |
| Em UpDyke | Opponent | Download | |
| Jenny Muniz | Campaign for our Shared Future | Opponent | Download |
| Allison Ritting | Opponent | Download | |
| Salvatore Caradonna | Opponent | Download | |
| Jan Nespor | Opponent | Download | |
| Iris Peng | Opponent | Download | |
| Rene Hick | Opponent | Download | |
| Jes Sellers | PFLAG Cleveland | Opponent | Download |
| Arthur Thomson | PFLAG Cleveland | Opponent | Download |
| Amy Boland | Opponent | Download | |
| Curtis Turpin | Opponent | Download | |
| Carol Rackley | Opponent | Download | |
| Mikael McLaren | Opponent | Download | |
| Brendan Kelley | Opponent | Download | |
| Jennifer Simmons | Opponent | Download | |
| Brandon Delia | Opponent | Download | |
| Juliana Fierro | Opponent | Download | |
| Pamela Bosser | Opponent | Download | |
| Laura Robertson-Boyd | Opponent | Download | |
| Jessica Kirsner | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Kathryn Amrhein | Opponent | Download | |
| Josephine Snowball | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education | April 26, 2023 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dara Adkinson | Trans Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Christina Lopez | Opponent | Download | |
| Malia Lewis | Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Mariah Payne | Ohio Counselor Association & Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Rev. Jess Peacock | Community Church of Chesterland, United Church of Christ | Opponent | Download |
| Rev. Alice Connor | The Rt. Rev. Wayne Smith, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Maria Bruno | Equality Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Cole-Finley Nelson | Opponent | Download | |
| Lane Shirrell | Kaleidoscope Youth Center | Opponent | Download |
| Sean McCann | ACLU of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Melissa Kelley | Opponent | Download | |
| Rev. Jacqui Buschor | Hunger Network in Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Demi York | Opponent | Download | |
| Rev. Julianne Smeck | Opponent | Download | |
| Brianna Turner | Athlete Ally, WNBA Player | Opponent | Download |
| Lori Lindsey | Athlete Ally, Olympic Gold Medalist/Former US National Women's Soccer Team | Opponent | Download |
| Scott DiMauro | Ohio Education Association | Opponent | Download |
| Carson Hartlage | Opponent | Download | |
| Art Thomson | PFLAG Cleveland | Opponent | Download |
| Grace Delinger | Opponent | Download | |
| Victoria DeLaney | Opponent | Download | |
| Camerynn Ratliff | Opponent | Download | |
| Ash Bateman | Opponent | Download | |
| Delia Sosa | Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics | Opponent | Download |
| Bethany Hickman | Opponent | Download | |
| Chris Mosier | TransAthlete.com | Opponent | Download |
| Mason Caminiti | Opponent | Download | |
| Anne Lieberman | Athlete Ally | Opponent | Download |
| Pam Boteler | Athlete Ally, WomenCAN International | Opponent | Download |
| Joshua Ferry | Opponent | Download | |
| Elaine Schleiffer | Honesty for Ohio Education | Opponent | Download |
| Caleb Smiley | Opponent | Download | |
| Natalie Zaborski | Public Health Graduate Student Assocation at the Ohio State University | Opponent | Download |
| Heather Harding | Campaign for our Shared Future | Opponent | Download |
| Lora Cover | Shaker Heights Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Katherine Ungar | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Amy McCrory | Opponent | Download | |
| Kelly Risher | Opponent | Download | |
| Erin Upchurch | Kaleidoscope Youth Center | Opponent | Download |
| Rover Chapman | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education | May 10, 2023 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Perry | The Heritage Foundation | Interested Party | Download |
| Rachel Chilton | Ohio School Psychologists Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Doug Ute | Ohio High School Athletic Association | Interested Party | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Cosponsors
REPRESENTATIVES
Tim Barhorst
Adam C. Bird
Gary Click
Rodney Creech
Al Cutrona
Bill Dean
Steve Demetriou
Jennifer Gross
Thomas Hall
Mark Johnson
Kris Jordan
Darrell Kick
Angela N. King
Roy Klopfenstein
Jeff LaRe
Beth Lear
Susan Manchester
Adam Mathews
Derek Merrin
Kevin D. Miller
Melanie Miller
Phil Plummer
Tracy M. Richardson
Nick Santucci
Jean Schmidt
Dick Stein
Brian Stewart
Reggie Stoltzfus
Jim Thomas
Scott Wiggam
Josh Williams
Bernard Willis
Tom Young