Richard D. Brown News

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Richard D. Brown (D- Canal Winchester) today issued a statement after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down Roe v. Wade, which established the right to access safe and legal abortion care in the United States.

COLUMBUS- State Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) issued a statement after Senate Bill (SB) 215, Republican legislation that allows Ohioans to carry hidden, loaded handguns in public without a permit, took effect yesterday.

COLUMBUS – Today, Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) announced the House passage of his bipartisan bill with joint-sponsor Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville), to require the Clerks of Courts of Common Pleas make the court’s general docket, including documents on each case file, available on that court’s website.

COLUMBUS – On Wednesday, Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) proudly hosted at the Statehouse the Reynoldsburg High School girls basketball team, the “Lady Raiders,” for securing the 2022 Division I State Championship.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) provided sponsor testimony on House Bill (HB) 567, his bipartisan bill with joint-sponsor Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville), to require the Clerks of Courts of Common Pleas make the court’s general docket, including documents on each case file, available on that court’s website.

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) this week announced the Ohio House passage of House Bill (HB) 597, which reappropriates over $2 billion in capital funds for the FY 2023-24 biennium. 

COLUMBUS – Today, Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) announced that the U.S. Department of Labor allocated $2.8 million to help Ohio combat the continuing opioid epidemic.

COLUMBUS – Today, House and Senate Democrats issued a joint response to Gov. DeWine’s State of the State speech. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) today provided sponsor testimony in Primary and Secondary Education Committee on his legislation, House Bill (HB) 426, which requires automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) to be placed in schools and public recreational facilities.

COLUMBUS – Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal Winchester) applauded the passage of his House Bill (HB) 328, which creates the Office of Drug Policy within the Governor’s Cabinet, out of the House Behavioral Health and Recovery Supports Committee by a unanimous vote today.