House Bill 478 - 136th General Assembly

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	February 4, 2026	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Judiciary 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Dave Thomas	Ohio House of Representatives	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Dave Thomas
Eric Synenberg	Ohio House of Representatives	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Eric Synenberg

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	February 11, 2026	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Judiciary 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
David Schroeder	Ashtabula Co Court of Common Pleas	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for David Schroeder
Marisa Myers	Ohio State Bar Association	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Marisa Myers
Louis Tobin	Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Assosiation	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Louis Tobin

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	February 18, 2026	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Judiciary 3rd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Marta Mudri		Interested Party	Download witness testimony document for Marta Mudri

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Judiciary	May 20, 2026	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Judiciary 4th Hearing

Primary Sponsors

REPRESENTATIVES

Tim Barhorst Adam C. Bird Sean P. Brennan Gary Click Jack K. Daniels Michael D. Dovilla Sarah Fowler Arthur Haraz N. Ghanbari Chris Glassburn Michele Grim Derrick Hall Mark Hiner Adam Holmes Marilyn John Mark Johnson Crystal Lett Brian Lorenz Adam Mathews Ty D. Mathews Joseph A. Miller, III Kevin D. Miller Ismail Mohamed Johnathan Newman Mike Odioso Scott Oelslager Bob Peterson Phil Plummer Sharon A. Ray Monica Robb Blasdel Elgin Rogers, Jr. C. Allison Russo Mark Sigrist Anita Somani D. J. Swearingen Terrence Upchurch Josh Williams Tom Young