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• Robert K Schmitz
• Terrence O'Donnell
• William Vorys
• Kevin Shimp
• Tony Long
• Steve Stivers
• Rick Carfagna
• Justin Barnes
• Matthew MacLaren
• Elizabeth Baumgartner
• Molly Mottram

Please disclose specific bills and resolutions on which active advocacy occurred during this reporting period:

• CB JO Extension
• HB 1 Enact Ohio Property Protection Act
• HB 2 Establish the Child Care Cred Program
• HB 6 Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act
• HB 7 Make certain caregivers eligible for publicly funded child care
• HB 8 Require health plan and Medicaid coverage of biomarker testing
• HB 12 Enact the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act
• HB 14 Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
• HB 15 Amend competitive retail electric service law
• HB 16 Prohibit certain restrictions on display of political yard signs
• HB 17 Regards tax classification of certain storage condominiums
• HB 18 Enact the Ohio Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Act
• HB 19 Regards underage possession or consumption of alcohol
• HB 21 Enact the Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act
• HB 28 Eliminate the authority to levy replacement property tax levies
• HB 30 Phase-down the state income tax to a flat rate of 2.75%
• HB 33 Require insurance coverage for certain prostate cancer screening
• HB 34 Increase the state minimum wage
• HB 39 Allow state income tax deduction for overtime wages
• HB 40 Increase disabled veteran enhanced homestead exemption
• HB 41 Establish certain child care grant programs
• HB 45 Prohibit certain firearm transfers without a background check
• HB 46 Enact the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act
• HB 48 Modify tax deductions for 529 plan and ABLE account contributions
• HB 49 Allow for creation of water improvement districts
• HB 52 Revise the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists
• HB 54 Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium
• HB 58 Create recovery housing residences certificate of need program
• HB 59 Revise and streamline the state's occupational regulations
• HB 60 Allow use of campaign funds to pay certain child care costs
• HB 61 Modify homestead exemption, owner-occupancy tax credit amount
• HB 62 Regards the College Credit Plus Program
• HB 63 Require ODOT to install and maintain rest stop security cameras
• HB 66 Repeal H.B. 6 - 133rd GA legacy generation resource provisions
• HB 69 Regards taxpayer deduction for depreciation, enhanced expensing
• HB 71 Require certain info disclosure for wells drilled in state parks
• HB 78 Authorize use of a digital driver's license or state ID card
• HB 80 Make appropriations for the Industrial Commission for FY 2026-27
• HB 81 Make appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Comp for FY 2026-27
• HB 86 Enact the Gus Frangos Act
• HB 87 Enact Strategic Tax Opportunities for Raising Kids (STORK) Act
• HB 89 Authorize temporary property tax reduction
• HB 92 Regards unpaid water, sewer, and trash charges at rented property
• HB 93 Restore Clean Ohio Fund and Clean Ohio Council
• HB 94 Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet
• HB 96 Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27
• HB 98 Establish the Community Connectors Workforce Program
• HB 99 Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations
• HB 103 Increase the homestead exemption amount and income limit
• HB 105 Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations
• HB 107 Enact the Platinum Providers Act
• HB 109 Regards local regulation, taxing of short-term rental properties
• HB 112 Enact the Conscientious Right to Refuse Act
• HB 113 Regards annexation and financial disclosure forms, tax exemptions
• HB 115 Enact the E-Check Ease Act
• HB 116 Enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act
• HB 118 Revise the lead testing, certification, and tax credit law
• HB 120 Exempt from sales and use tax sales of firearm safety devices
• HB 121 Declare certain natural gas producers are not public utilities
• HB 122 Create tax credit for employers providing organ donors paid leave
• HB 124 Modify process for property tax sales-assessment ratio studies
• HB 126 Prohibit certain public nuisance actions
• HB 129 Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage
• HB 133 Authorize tax credit - small employers with health reimbursement
• HB 135 Prohibit source of income discrimination in rental housing
• HB 136 Prohibit sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination
• HB 138 Authorize the creation of tourism promotion districts
• HB 141 Regards prescribed pediatric extended care centers
• HB 142 Regards natural gas company rate plans, property valuation
• HB 143 Authorize property tax exemption for certain long-term homeowners
• HB 147 Exempt from sales and use tax certain port authority materials
• HB 149 Enact Withholding Illegal Revenue Entering Drug Markets WIRED Act
• HB 150 Enact the Clock Out Kids Act
• HB 151 Allocate state revenue surplus to fund road and bridge projects
• HB 153 Include state, district school board members on partisan ballot
• HB 154 Require school district approval-certain property tax exemptions
• HB 156 Authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes
• HB 158 Enact the Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act
• HB 159 Create the manufacturing technologies assistance grant program
• HB 160 Revise liquor control, hemp, and adult-use marijuana laws
• HB 161 Extend sales, use and local lodging taxes to short-term rentals
• HB 162 Enact the My Child-My Chart Act
• HB 167 Authorize tax credits for certain child care expenditures
• HB 170 Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology
• HB 172 Prohibit mental health service to minors without parental consent
• HB 173 Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services
• HB 176 Establish a universal regulatory sandbox program
• HB 180 Bar adverse employment action against precinct election officials
• HB 181 Provide counsel to destitute defendants facing eviction
• HB 182 Prohibit public water system from adding fluoride to its water
• HB 185 Regards an individual's persona usage; prohibit certain deepfakes
• HB 186 Regards school district property taxes, school funding formula
• HB 189 Regards statewide school behavioral threat management process
• HB 192 Enact the Community Pharmacy Protection Act
• HB 195 Revise the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code
• HB 199 Revise law governing all-purpose vehicles, other utility vehicles
• HB 202 Establish Joint Legislative Information Technology Oversight Comm
• HB 210 Regards the sale of used catalytic converters
• HB 212 Allow eligible homeowners to defer property tax payment
• HB 214 Require Medicaid, health insurers report on prior authorization
• HB 215 Prohibit property tax levies from taking effect in current year
• HB 219 Establish network adequacy standards for health insurers
• HB 220 Regards health insurance, Medicaid prior authorization
• HB 222 Revise solid waste and construction and demolition debris laws
• HB 229 Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs
• HB 231 Enact the Paid Parental Leave Act
• HB 232 Modify the law governing certain property tax complaints
• HB 233 Require elector citizenship verification; revise election law
• HB 246 Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
• HCR 8 Urge Congress to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent
• HCR 12 Recognize the importance of perinatal mental health
• HCR 13 Urge Congress to designate Buckeye Trail a National Scenic Trail
• HJR 1 CA: Establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish
• HJR 2 Applies to Congress for a Convention of the States
• HR 60 Support moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland
• HR 101 Support Cleveland's offer to host the 2030 Special Olympics
• SB 1 Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Actv
• SB 2 Increase power generation; improve Ohio's electric grid
• SB 3 Phase-down the state income tax to a flat rate of 2.75%
• SB 4 Create Election Integrity Unit; revise election law prosecution
• SB 8 Prohibit paid public employee leave for certain union activities
• SB 9 Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
• SB 10 Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations
• SB 11 Prohibit post-employment agreement restraining career or business
• SB 15 Allow port authorities to establish a Common Bond Fund Program
• SB 19 Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention
• SB 22 Authorize tax credit or rebate for certain homeowners, renters
• SB 23 Revise the Alcohol Franchise Law
• SB 28 Levy a tax on certain high-volume landlords
• SB 29 Allow municipalities create joint economic development district
• SB 30 Require retail merchants to give customers the option to pay cash
• SB 31 Replace interstate construction requirement with a traffic study
• SB 32 Establish the Child Care Cred Program
• SB 33 Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet
• SB 36 Revise the law governing the practice of optometry
• SB 38 Establish liability standard for certain food-related injuries
• SB 42 Authorize residential stability zones with property tax exemption
• SB 43 Repeal the authorization of a special county lodging tax
• SB 51 Establish legislative oversight of executive unemployment action
• SB 56 Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
• SB 57 Enact the Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act
• SB 59 Exempt firearms and ammunition from sales and use tax
• SB 61 Regards courts and court procedures
• SB 65 Revise product contracts, vehicle agreements, motor vehicle laws
• SB 66 Include certain levies, taxes in school millage floor calculation
• SB 69 Reform the state's public retirement system law
• SB 70 Enact the Ohio Fairness Act
• SB 72 Regards filing false claims with the state, defrauding the state
• SB 73 Enact Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act
• SB 74 Create the fair paycheck workplace certificate
• SB 77 Require a system to anonymously report wage discrimination
• SB 79 Regulate the use of pricing algorithms
• SB 80 Allow a county to implement a motor fuel quality testing program
• SB 81 Authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes
• SB 83 Revise eviction, code enforcement, and real property transfer law
• SB 86 Regulate and tax intoxicating hemp, drinkable cannabinoid product
• SB 89 Authorize tax deduction for gym membership, personal training
• SB 90 Create regulatory relief division; establish regulatory sandbox
• SB 92 Authorize total property tax exemption-totally disabled veterans
• SB 93 Create new school financing system with state property, sales tax
• SB 99 Revise Public Utilities Commission nominating council and process
• SB 100 Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations
• SB 101 Regards recording of certain real property documents
• SB 102 Enact the Gus Frangos Act
• SB 103 Allow alternative rate plans for certain natural gas companies
• SB 104 Regards local regulation, taxing of short-term rental properties
• SB 106 Regulate the ownership of electric vehicle charging stations
• SB 108 Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services
• SB 110 Modify tax credits under the rural business growth program
• SB 112 Establish appointment procedures for constitutional convention
• SB 115 Revise the Securities Law
• SB 116 Reduce tangible personal property tax for pipe-line companies
• SB 118 Regards lien limits for unpaid water, sewer, disposal services
• SB 122 Regards local authority for agricultural land zoning resolutions
• SB 123 Prohibit law enforcement from charging fees for certain videos
• SB 126 Exempt from sales and use tax certain logistics business items
• SB 129 Authorize tax credit for employer group health plan premiums
• SB 132 Enact the PRESERVE Act
• SB 136 Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology
• SB 137 Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs
• SB 138 Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws
• SB 140 Regards freestanding birthing centers
• SB 141 Authorize tax levies supporting pre-kindergarten programs
• SB 142 Phase out subminimum wage for individuals with disabilities
• SB 143 Prohibit employment application question re: criminal background
• SB 145 Rename the Department of Development; modify the housing law
• SB 146 Codify the common law action for piercing the corporate veil
• SB 147 Revise solid waste and construction and demolition debris laws
• SB 150 Increase sports gaming tax; allocate for athletics, sports venues
• SB 151 Allow certain natural gas suppliers to offer carbon offsets
• SB 154 Regards long-term care facility resident's room monitoring
• SB 157 Reduce statute of limitations for contract actions
• SB 159 Regards film and theater production tax credits
• SB 160 Regards prescription drugs and medication switching
• SB 161 Require ODJFS to seek permission-exclude certain items from SNAP
• SB 162 Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers
• SB 164 Regulate the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers
• SB 165 Prohibit denial of health insurance claim for certain factors
• SB 166 Prohibit health insurance, Medicaid electronic claim fees
• SB 167 Require certain application store-based parental controls
• SB 175 Establish age verification, parental consent for apps, developers
• SB 176 Enact the Digital Fair Repair Act
• SB 177 Create Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot
• SB 180 Prohibit purchase of drones made by a covered foreign entity
• SB 181 Regards limestone, dolomite mining; increase severance taxes
• SB 183 Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
• SB 184 Create residential development districts, housing grant program
• SB 186 Create a music incubator program, certain sales tax rebates
• SB 187 Create temporary tax credit - sound recording company investment
• SCR 5 Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements
• SJR 2 CA: Modify process for statutes proposed by initiative petition
• SJR 3 Apply to Congress: Constitutional Convention for certain purposes
• SR 64 Support moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland
• SR 68 Support moving NASA headquarters to Ohio

ANY LEGISLATIVE TITLES APPEARING IN THE DISCLOSURE ABOVE ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT INTENDED TO BE AN OFFICIAL OR EXCLUSIVE DESIGNATION OF ANY LEGISLATION CURRENTLY BEFORE OR ENACTED BY THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.