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COLUMBUS — State Rep. Darnell T. Brewer (D-Cleveland) today announced the passage of House Bill (HB) 393 out of the Ohio House with a concurrence vote of 78-0. This bipartisan legislation requires community-based correctional facilities and programs to assist individuals in custody in obtaining a state-issued identification card prior to their release. An amendment to include halfway houses was added in the Senate.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Darnell T. Brewer (D-Cleveland) today held a press conference to introduce “Amya’s Law,” legislation named after 11-year-old Amya Frazier, whose life was cut short in a preventable incident involving an unsecured firearm.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Darnell T. Brewer (D-Cleveland) today joined Cleveland Public Library, the Cuyahoga County Office of Violence Prevention, and The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio (AMCNO) in announcing a collaborative effort to bring free safe gun storage devices to select library branches. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Darnell T. Brewer (D-Cleveland) today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine requesting state assistance for municipalities recovering after Wednesday’s severe storms. On April 15th, much of District 22 was impacted by high winds, flooding, and hail which caused power outages, transportation disruptions and widespread damage to homes and infrastructure. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Darnell T. Brewer (D-Cleveland) today joined legislators and the Ohio Justice and Policy Center at a press conference to celebrate “Second Chance Month” and share legislation aimed at giving Ohioans a second chance. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Darnell T. Brewer (D-Cleveland) today introduced two bills aimed at addressing Ohio’s growing childcare crisis.

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) announce the passage of legislation to create an alert program to increase public safety when a convict escapes from custody Wednesday.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) Wednesday voted in support of the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act, or H.B. 246, legislation to ensure all workers hired in Ohio for covered construction projects are legally authorized to work in the United States.

State Representative Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) today voted in support of House Bill 3 – the "School Bus Safety Act," which establishes new measures to enhance school bus safety, increase penalties for violations, provide grant funding for schools to apply for equipment specific to their school’s needs, and educate the public about school bus-related laws.

State Representatives Mike Odioso (R-Green Twp.) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) today introduced the “She Wins” Act, legislation that affirms abortion as a health procedure under the Ohio Constitution by requiring it to meet the same informed consent standards applied to all medical care. The provisions outlined in the bill provide important and updated guidance for physicians to follow when a pregnant woman takes steps to seek an abortion, ensuring they have the right to all necessary information before a final decision is made. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) has introduced five pieces of legislation recently as a part of his ‘Family First Agenda’, an effort to support the nuclear family in Ohio.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) is pleased to announce that the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 131, bipartisan legislation to prohibit law enforcement agencies from using quotas for arrests and citations.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) has sent a letter of request to the Perrysburg Exempted Village School District Superintendent Tom Hosler asking for the school to track and report their findings into the immigration statues of all students attending the high school.

Legislation sponsored by State Representatives Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) and Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) that increases the penalty for the use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime has passed the Ohio House Wednesday. This legislation increases penalties for the most dangerous offenders in Ohio’s communities without changing any gun laws that would affect law-abiding gun owners. 

State Representatives Beth Lear (R-Galena) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) recently introduced House Bill 262 – legislation that designates the weeks between Mother's Day and Father's Day as "Natural Family Month."

COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 166, a historic measure that designates March 10th as Harriet Tubman Day in Ohio, Wednesday, announced State Representative Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Township).