House Bill 268 - 136th General Assembly

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Small Business	May 27, 2025	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Small Business 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Representative Latyna M. Humphrey	Ohio House of Representatives	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Representative Latyna M. Humphrey
Representative Gary Click	Ohio House of Representatives	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Representative Gary Click

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Small Business	September 30, 2025	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Small Business 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Michaela Burriss	Ohio Justice & Policy Center	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Michaela Burriss
Michaela Burriss - CQE One Pager	Ohio Justice & Policy Center	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Michaela Burriss - CQE One Pager
Tianay Amat	Cincinnati Works	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Tianay Amat
Ally Alfonsetti	Prison Fellowship	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Ally Alfonsetti
David Stillwagon	Ohio Community Corrections Association	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for David Stillwagon

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Small Business	October 14, 2025	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Small Business 3rd Hearing

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Small Business	October 21, 2025	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Small Business 4th Hearing

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	March 3, 2026	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Representative Humphrey	Ohio House	Sponsor	Download Testimony for Representative Humphrey
Representative Click	Ohio House of Representatives	Sponsor	Download Testimony for Representative Click

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	March 24, 2026	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Michaela Burriss	Ohio Justice & Policy Center	Proponent	Download Testimony for Michaela Burriss
Joseph Martinez	Self	Proponent	Download Testimony for Joseph Martinez
Jason Varney	OCCA	Proponent	Download Testimony for Jason Varney
Ally Alfonsetti	Prison Fellowship	Proponent	Download Testimony for Ally Alfonsetti
Zack Eckles	Ohio Poverty Law Center	Proponent	Download Testimony for Zack Eckles
Tianay Amat	Cincinnati Works	Proponent	Download Testimony for Tianay Amat

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	April 14, 2026	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 3rd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Alex Certo	The Buckeye Institute	Interested Party	Download Testimony for Alex Certo

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	May 12, 2026	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 4th Hearing

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	May 19, 2026	5th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 5th Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Channing Panmaneevong		Proponent	Download Testimony for Channing Panmaneevong

Primary Sponsors

REPRESENTATIVES

Munira Abdullahi Rachel B. Baker Sean P. Brennan Darnell T. Brewer Karen Brownlee Christine Cockley Jack K. Daniels Michael D. Dovilla Tex Fischer Chris Glassburn Michele Grim Derrick Hall James M. Hoops Dontavius L. Jarrells Marilyn John Matthew Kishman Brian Lampton Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe Beth Lear Crystal Lett Brian Lorenz Adam Mathews Lauren McNally Joseph A. Miller, III Ismail Mohamed Johnathan Newman Scott Oelslager Beryl Piccolantonio Tristan Rader Sharon A. Ray Tracy M. Richardson Monica Robb Blasdel C. Allison Russo Jean Schmidt Mark Sigrist Veronica R. Sims Bride Rose Sweeney Eric Synenberg Cecil Thomas Desiree Tims Terrence Upchurch Andrea White Erika White Josh Williams Bernard Willis

SENATORS

Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. Jerry C. Cirino Hearcel F. Craig Theresa Gavarone Paula Hicks-Hudson Catherine D. Ingram Terry Johnson Kyle Koehler George F. Lang Beth Liston

Nathan H. Manning

Michele Reynolds Tim Schaffer Kent Smith Jane M. Timken Casey Weinstein Steve Wilson