Chris Glassburn News

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Chamber of Commerce has named State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) one of its 2026 Legislators of the Year, recognizing his leadership and commitment to developing and advancing impactful policies that benefit Ohio’s workforce.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) and Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 893, designed to make voting more accessible and dignified for every Ohioan by establishing priority voting lanes for seniors and individuals with physical disabilities.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) and Sean Brennan (D-Parma) today announced the introduction of House Joint Resolution (HJR) 8 to place a ballot initiative granting 16-year-olds the right to vote in Ohio elections before voters in the November election.  

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), Member of the Select Committee on Data Centers Representative Glassburn (D–North Olmstead) House Energy Committee Ranking Member Representative Rader (D–Cleveland), and the members of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus leadership team today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging immediate action to establish a statewide utility rate class for large data centers in order to protect Ohio families and businesses from looming electricity rate increases.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 879 aimed at protecting the sanctity of Ohio’s cemeteries. The bill would classify the theft of items from a gravesite as vandalism, a fifth-degree felony.   

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 878, designed to safeguard Ohio’s most vital natural resource. HB 878 would establish increased civil penalties for repeat offenders of illegal dredge dumping in Lake Erie, raising the maximum fine to $37,500 per day and per violation.     

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 883, which would require Medicaid to reimburse EMS providers for treatment-in-place services. This proposal would establish a new reimbursement rate for services provided by EMS that did not result in transportation to a hospital.   

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the passage of Senate Bill 450, the state's biennial capital appropriations budget. The bill allocates nearly $4B for vital statewide infrastructure including $475K directly targeting community projects across House District 15. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted), today announced, in an effort to attract more experienced public sector employees to Ohio, the introduction of House Bill (HB) 877, to remove the existing five-year cap on the purchase of pension service credit for out-of-state service across all of Ohio’s retirement systems. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 884, focused on restoring the state’s commitment to the Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP). HB 884 would require updates to the base cost variables in the state’s funding formula, ensuring that the state’s financial contribution reflects the current cost of education in Ohio.