Ohio 135th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 42 R · 19 D cosponsors
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HB 34 — Excuse breast-feeding mothers from jury service

Last action — Effective 7/23/24

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike DeWine (Republican) on July 23, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 100% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 80 sponsors

    2 primary, 78 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (42 R · 19 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

  • Spreading across states

    Near-identical bills in 1 other state — cross-state momentum.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective 7/23/24

  2. Reported

  3. Passed

  4. Refer to Committee

  5. Introduced

  6. Passed

  7. Reported

  8. Refer to Committee

  9. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 78 co-sponsors · 54 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (78)

Not signed on (54)

54 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Pass

Passed 30 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 20000
Democratic 6000
Total 30000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Bob D. Hackett — Yea
Matt Dolan — Yea
Stephanie Kunze — Yea
Vernon Sykes — Yea
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Yea
Hearcel F. Craig Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Nickie J. Antonio Democratic Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Yea
William P. DeMora Democratic Yea
Al Landis Republican Yea
Andrew O. Brenner Republican Yea
Bill Reineke Republican Yea
Brian M. Chavez Republican Yea
George F. Lang Republican Yea
Jerry C. Cirino Republican Yea
Kristina D. Roegner Republican Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III Republican Yea
Mark Romanchuk Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Michele Reynolds Republican Yea
Nathan H. Manning Republican Yea
Rob McColley Republican Yea
Sandra O'Brien Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Stephen A. Huffman Republican Yea
Steve Wilson Republican Yea
Terry Johnson Republican Yea
Theresa Gavarone Republican Yea
Tim Schaffer Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 48000
Democratic 21000
Unaffiliated 26000
Total 95000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (95)
Member Party Vote
Adam C. Miller — Yea
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Bob Young — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
Dave Dobos — Yea
Derek Merrin — Yea
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Elliot Forhan — Yea
Gail K. Pavliga — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jena Powell — Yea
Jessica E. Miranda — Yea
Jon Cross — Yea
Mary Lightbody — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Yea
Mike Loychik — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Richard Dell'Aquila — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Yea
Sedrick Denson — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Anita Somani Democratic Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Cecil Thomas Democratic Yea
Dani Isaacsohn Democratic Yea
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Yea
Darnell T. Brewer Democratic Yea
Dontavius L. Jarrells Democratic Yea
Elgin Rogers, Jr. Democratic Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Yea
Lauren McNally Democratic Yea
Michele Grim Democratic Yea
Munira Abdullahi Democratic Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Rachel B. Baker Democratic Yea
Sean P. Brennan Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. Democratic Yea
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Adam Mathews Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Andrea White Republican Yea
Angela N. King Republican Yea
Bernard Willis Republican Yea
Beth Lear Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Brian Lampton Republican Yea
Brian Lorenz Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
James M. Hoops Republican Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Yea
Jason Stephens Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Jim Thomas Republican Yea
Josh Williams Republican Yea
Justin Pizzulli Republican Yea
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Marilyn John Republican Yea
Mark Johnson Republican Yea
Melanie Miller Republican Yea
Monica Robb Blasdel Republican Yea
Nick Santucci Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Rodney Creech Republican Yea
Ron Ferguson Republican Yea
Roy Klopfenstein Republican Yea
Sarah Fowler Arthur Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Sharon A. Ray Republican Yea
Steve Demetriou Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thaddeus J. Claggett Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea
Thomas Hall Republican Yea
Tim Barhorst Republican Yea
Tom Young Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Reported - Substitute

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 5000
Democratic 2000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Bill Seitz — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Yea
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Darnell T. Brewer Democratic Yea
Ismail Mohamed Democratic Yea
Adam Mathews Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Yea
Tim Barhorst Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety civil-rights healthcare

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 34?
HB 34 is sponsored by Don Jones, Roy Klopfenstein (Republican), Angela N. King (Republican), Bernard Willis (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican), Mark Johnson (Republican), Brian Stewart (Republican), Sean P. Brennan (Democratic), Gary Click (Republican), Jean Schmidt (Republican), Andrea White (Republican), Adam Miller, A., Steve Demetriou (Republican), Jeff LaRe (Republican), Melanie Miller (Republican), Tom Young (Republican), Phil Plummer (Republican), Beth Lear (Republican), Adam Mathews (Republican), Rodney Creech (Republican), Tim Barhorst (Republican), Munira Abdullahi (Democratic), Cindy Abrams (Republican), Rachel B. Baker (Democratic), Adam C. Bird (Republican), Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. (Democratic), Juanita O. Brent (Democratic), Darnell T. Brewer (Democratic), Thaddeus J. Claggett (Republican), Sedrick Denson, Michele Grim (Democratic), James M. Hoops (Republican), Dani Isaacsohn (Democratic), Dontavius L. Jarrells (Democratic), Marilyn John (Republican), Brian Lampton (Republican), Beth Liston (Democratic), Brian Lorenz (Republican), Riordan T. McClain (Republican), Lauren McNally (Democratic), Joseph A. Miller, III (Democratic), Thomas F. Patton (Republican), Justin Pizzulli (Republican), Sharon A. Ray (Republican), Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic), C. Allison Russo (Democratic), Anita Somani (Democratic), Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Louis W. Blessing, III (Republican), Andrew O. Brenner (Republican), Jerry C. Cirino (Republican), Hearcel F. Craig (Democratic), Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Stephen A. Huffman (Republican), Terry Johnson (Republican), Rob McColley (Republican), Bill Reineke (Republican), Michele Reynolds (Republican), Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Tim Schaffer (Republican), Kent Smith (Democratic), Sarah Fowler Arthur (Republican), Vernon Sykes, Stephanie Kunze, Bob D. Hackett, Dick Stein, Jena Powell, Jessica E. Miranda, Mary Lightbody, Elliot Forhan, Richard Dell'Aquila, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Sara P. Carruthers, Richard D. Brown, Dave Dobos, Darrell Kick, Tavia Galonski, and Bill Seitz.
What is the current status of HB 34?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2023. Enacted.
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