Richard D. Brown News

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. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) announced that House Bill (HB) 399, his bipartisan bill with joint-sponsor Rep. Brian Lampton (R-Beavercreek), will serve as a powerful tool to alleviate financial burdens on living organ donors and incentivize employers to offer paid leave to organ donors.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today announced the Controlling Board’s approval of several funding requests from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office to provide for election-related activities ahead of the November 2024 general election. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today applauds the announcement of 22 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to be built along Ohio’s interstates, state routes, and US routes thanks largely to the second round of federal funding from President Joe Biden’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) and Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) Monday introduced legislation that revises the law governing high volume dog breeders so that puppy mills are not enabled to continue harmful practices in Ohio.