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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester) recently introduced legislation to provide a tax exemption for firearm safety devices.

COLUMBUS—The House Finance Committee today accepted Substitute House Bill 54, the state transportation budget bill for fiscal years 2026-27, announced State Representatives Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) and Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.).

COLUMBUS—State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) recently introduced legislation to close a current loophole in Ohio’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORN) laws.
COLUMBUS—State Representative Meredith Craig (R-Wayne Twp.) announced that the House Health Committee and the Ohio House of Representatives favorably passed House Bill 4, legislation to designate September 19th as Stillbirth Prevention Day in Ohio.
COLUMBUS – State Reps. Gary Click (R-Vickery) and Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) recently reintroduced the Strategic Tax Opportunities for Raising Kids (STORK) Act, legislation from the 135th General Assembly to provide tax relief to Ohio’s young families and expectant mothers.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Adam Holmes (R-Nashport) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 4, legislation to designate September 19th as Stillbirth Prevention Day in Ohio.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House of Representatives last week began the budget process for Ohio’s operating and transportation budgets for fiscal years 2026-27. State Representative Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland), who is a member of the House Finance Committee, is in the process of reviewing the Governor’s budget request and the various agencies’ program and funding levels.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth) recently provided sponsor testimony on House Bill 7, legislation to support foster and kinship caregivers in Ohio by providing publicly funded childcare to children in the foster care system.

COLUMBUS—The Ohio House of Representatives this week passed House Bill 14, legislation to maintain consistency between Ohio tax law and federal tax law, announced bill sponsors, State Representatives Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) and Heidi Workman (R-Rootstown).
COLUMBUS - State Representatives David Thomas (R-Jefferson) and Kellie Deeter (R-Norwalk) introduced legislation Wednesday to correct what appears to be an oversight in discounts given to seniors for their hunting, fishing, fur trapping, and other sportsmen licenses. Their Seniors Sportsmen Fairness Act would reduce the age of senior discounted licenses for outdoor recreation in Ohio from 66 to 65.