House Bill 246 - 136th General Assembly

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Commerce and Labor	May 7, 2025	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Commerce and Labor 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Representative Swearingen	Ohio House of Representatives	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Representative Swearingen
Representative Fischer	Ohio House of Representatives	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Representative Fischer

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Commerce and Labor	May 14, 2025	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Commerce and Labor 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Kristen Ziccarelli	America First Policy Institute	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Kristen Ziccarelli
Matthew Szollosi	ACT Ohio	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Matthew Szollosi
Lora Current	Heritage Action for America	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Lora Current
Ralph King		Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Ralph King
Shari Rendall	Federation for American Immigration Reform	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Shari Rendall

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Commerce and Labor	May 21, 2025	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Commerce and Labor 3rd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Richard Ochocki	Ohio State Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Richard Ochocki
Kelly Lipinski	United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Kelly Lipinski
Andrea Ashley	Association General Contractors of Ohio	Interested Party	Download witness testimony document for Andrea Ashley

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Commerce and Labor	June 4, 2025	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Commerce and Labor 4th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
George Carrillo	Hispanic Construction Council	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for George Carrillo

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	September 30, 2025	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Representative Swearingen	Ohio House	Sponsor	Download Testimony for Representative Swearingen
Representative Fischer	Ohio House	Sponsor	Download Testimony for Representative Fischer

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	October 7, 2025	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Gabe Guidarini	Ohio College Republican Federation	Proponent	Download Testimony for Gabe Guidarini
Ralph King		Proponent	Download Testimony for Ralph King
Shari Rendall	FAIR	Proponent	Download Testimony for Shari Rendall
Emily Moreno	America First Policy Institute	Proponent	Download Testimony for Emily Moreno

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	October 21, 2025	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 3rd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Matthew Szollosi	ACT Ohio	Proponent	Download Testimony for Matthew Szollosi
Kelly Lipinski	United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters	Proponent	Download Testimony for Kelly Lipinski

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	October 28, 2025	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 4th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Griffin Weasel	ABC Ohio	Interested Party	Download Testimony for Griffin Weasel

Primary Sponsors

REPRESENTATIVES

Cindy Abrams Tim Barhorst Adam C. Bird Sean P. Brennan Gary Click Jack K. Daniels Kellie Deeter Steve Demetriou

Sedrick Denson

Michael D. Dovilla Haraz N. Ghanbari Chris Glassburn Jennifer Gross Derrick Hall Thomas Hall Mark Hiner Adam Holmes James M. Hoops Marilyn John Mark Johnson Angela N. King Matthew Kishman Jeff LaRe Brian Lampton Crystal Lett Brian Lorenz Adam Mathews Ty D. Mathews Riordan T. McClain Lauren McNally Joseph A. Miller, III Kevin D. Miller Melanie Miller Mike Odioso Scott Oelslager Bob Peterson Phil Plummer Tracy M. Richardson Kevin Ritter Monica Robb Blasdel Bill Roemer Jodi Salvo Nick Santucci Jean Schmidt Mark Sigrist Jason Stephens Brian Stewart Bride Rose Sweeney Eric Synenberg Cecil Thomas David Thomas Daniel P. Troy Terrence Upchurch Josh Williams Bernard Willis Tom Young

SENATORS

Andrew O. Brenner Jerry C. Cirino Al Cutrona Theresa Gavarone Paula Hicks-Hudson Catherine D. Ingram Terry Johnson Kyle Koehler Rob McColley Thomas F. Patton Tim Schaffer Jane M. Timken Shane Wilkin