Richard D. Brown News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today announced that House Bill (HB) 382 was voted favorably out of the House Insurance Committee. The bill would require retail and mail-order pharmacies to provide prescription readers to ensure blind and visually impaired individuals can safely access critical information about their medications. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today announced that the Controlling Board Monday approved a significant capital fund request from the Adjutant General’s Department. This allocates $1,948,375 for Fiscal Year 2025 to support essential improvements at the Rickenbacker Ohio Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility in Columbus.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today announced that the expanded, back-to-school Ohio sales tax holiday starts Tuesday, July 30th through Thursday, August 8th. During the tax-free holiday, there will be no state or local sales or use tax on all tangible personal property that is $500 or less.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today released the following statement following the calculated move Wednesday by extremist Republicans to wait till the end of the 12-hour House session, in the middle of the night when the public wasn’t paying attention, to introduce an amendment and force a floor vote on Senate Bill (SB) 104, the Anti-Trans Bathroom Ban:

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today announced the passage of House Bill (HB) 2, the state's biennial state capital budget, in both the Ohio House of Representatives & Senate. The record-setting $6.2B investment makes appropriations for state-owned infrastructure, colleges, universities, and school districts as well as other community projects. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today announced the bipartisan passage of three pieces of legislation from the Ohio House, including House Bill (HB) 390, HB 399, and HB 305 as part of Senate Bill (SB) 94.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today announced the unanimous and bipartisan passage of House Bill (HB) 47 from the Ohio Senate. HB 47 will require automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to be placed in each public school, chartered non-public school, community schools, STEM schools, college-prep boarding schools, and each municipally owned or operated sports and recreation location at which organized sporting events occur.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today announced the passage of House Bill (HB) 7, legislation that expands access to prenatal, postnatal, infant, and toddler services and support. This bill provides crucial investments of over $34 million into Ohio’s children and families, ensuring improved health outcomes during childbirth. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today announced the passage of House Bill (HB) 378, a bill that permits homestead exemption property-tax reduction for surviving spouses of service members killed in the line of duty.