House Bill 188 - 136th General Assembly
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Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | April 9, 2025 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Eric Synenberg | House of Representative | Proponent | Download |
| Representative Thomas Hall | Ohio House of Representative | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | May 7, 2025 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Howie Beigelman | Ohio Jewish Communities | Proponent | Download |
| Evan Remer | Jewish Columbus | Proponent | Download |
| Boris Zilberman | CUFI Action Fund | Proponent | Download |
| Elad Granot | John Carroll University | Proponent | Download |
| Jason Wuliger | Jewish Federation of North America | Proponent | Download |
| Barbara Ewing | Youngstown Business Incubator | Proponent | Download |
| Willa Bluestone | Ohio Life Sciences | Proponent | Download |
| Dan Foley | Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership | Proponent | Download |
| Pastor Juan Rivera | Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | June 11, 2025 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | October 29, 2025 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Qutiefan | American Muslims for Palestine-Columbus | Opponent | Download |
| Jessica Eberly | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Jack Johnson | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Aryel Clarke | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Austin Powers | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Raul Montejo | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Rana Abuhashim | YUSRA | Opponent | Download |
| Nahla Saleh | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Chester Buchanan | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Samantha Baker | Columbus CPUSA | Opponent | Download |
| Mathew Brown | Opponent | Download | |
| Abby Mahmoud | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Heather Cantino | Opponent | Download | |
| Peggy Gish | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Robin Beth Schaer | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| John Howell | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Bonnie Edwards | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Wendy Patton | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Danielle V Minson | Jewish Federation of Cincinnati | Proponent | Download |
| Betty Sterling | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Solomon Freilich | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Anne Yager | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Stephanie Riccobene | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Noura Dabdoub | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Abdallah Rahmy | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Rima Dabdoub | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Erica Montejo | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Marya Keeny | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Laura Beans Sika | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Righi | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Diana Sette | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Stuart Lukz | Opponent | Download | |
| Jenelle Vincent | Opponent | Download | |
| Terry Lodge | Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition | Opponent | Download |
| Loraine McCosker | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Jan Nespor | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Armando Telles | Opponent | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | March 3, 2026 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Thomas Hall | Ohio House of Representatives | Sponsor | Download |
| Representative Eric Synenberg | Ohio House of Representatives | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | May 12, 2026 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Ori Katzav | JewishColumbus | Proponent | Download |
| Aaron Abel | Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Daniel Pearlman | Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| John Buck | Negev Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Emily Kichler | Opponent | Download | |
| Mo Dayem | Opponent | Download | |
| Jawhara Qutiefan | Amp Columbus | Opponent | Download |
| Patricia Marida | Opponent | Download | |
| Asif Qazi, MD | Opponent | Download | |
| Andrea Kleinhenz | Cleveland Peace Action | Opponent | Download |
| Don Bryant | Cleveland Peace Action | Opponent | Download |
| Samantha Baker | Columbus CPUSA | Opponent | Download |
| Marya Keeny | Ohio Divest | Opponent | Download |
| Charles Abernathy | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Sezny Watkins | Opponent | Download | |
| Susanna Whitman | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Max Brickman | Heartland Ventures | Proponent | Download |
| Jason Wuliger | Jewish Federations of North America | Proponent | Download |
| Roy Büchler | Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo | Proponent | Download |
| Peter Silverman | Proponent | Download | |
| Stephen Rothschild | Jewish Federation and Foundation of Greater Toledo | Proponent | Download |
| Craig M Rochkind | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Boris Zilberman | CUFI Action Fund | Proponent | Download |
| Mary Bilyeu | Proponent | Download | |
| David Cordonnier | Dayton Development Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Justin Kirschner | American Jewish Committee | Proponent | Download |
| David R Berland | Proponent | Download | |
| Howard Rosenberg | self | Proponent | Download |
| Howie Beigelmn | Ohio Jewish Communities | Proponent | Download |
| Barbara | Ewing | Proponent | Download |
| Willa Bluestone | Ohio Life Sciences Association | Proponent | Download |
| Julie Paris | StandWithUs | Proponent | Download |
| County Executive Chris Ronayne | Cuyahoga County | Proponent | Download |
| Christin Boozer | Opponent | Download | |
| Samantha Demers | Opponent | Download | |
| Maria Kalpakidis | Opponent | Download | |
| Zachariah Shutt | Opponent | Download | |
| Joseph Reardon | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Kenneth McNulty | Opponent | Download | |
| Sean Abbott-Klafter | Opponent | Download | |
| Shivani Ramamurthy | Opponent | Download | |
| Janos Jalics | Cleveland DSA | Opponent | Download |
| Dominic Mazzone | Opponent | Download | |
| Kelly Svoboda | Opponent | Download | |
| Catherine Weygandt | Opponent | Download | |
| Lee Weygandt | Opponent | Download | |
| Adina Winczewski | Ohio Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Faten Odeh | Council on American Islamic Relations Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Kat Finneran | Opponent | Download | |
| Eric LeMay | Opponent | Download | |
| Josiah Moye | Opponent | Download | |
| Jan Nespor | Opponent | Download | |
| J. Kay Coughlin | Opponent | Download | |
| Mica Kleban | Opponent | Download | |
| Jamal Pracha | Opponent | Download | |
| Terry Lodge | Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition | Opponent | Download |
| Laura Johnson | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Stuart Lukz | xxx-xx-xxxx | Opponent | Download |
| SHLOMO KAI | Interested Party | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Cosponsors
REPRESENTATIVES
Cindy Abrams
Tim Barhorst
Adam C. Bird
Sean P. Brennan
Karen Brownlee
Gary Click
Kellie Deeter
Steve Demetriou
Michael D. Dovilla
Sarah Fowler Arthur
Haraz N. Ghanbari
Jennifer Gross
Adam Holmes
James M. Hoops
Dani Isaacsohn
Dontavius L. Jarrells
Marilyn John
Angela N. King
Roy Klopfenstein
Beth Lear
Adam Mathews
Ty D. Mathews
Melanie Miller
Johnathan Newman
Mike Odioso
Bob Peterson
Beryl Piccolantonio
Justin Pizzulli
Phil Plummer
Tracy M. Richardson
C. Allison Russo
Jodi Salvo
Nick Santucci
Jean Schmidt
Jason Stephens
Brian Stewart
David Thomas
Josh Williams
Bernard Willis
Tom Young