HB 45 is sponsored by Craig S. Riedel, Terry Johnson (Republican), Louis Blessing, Meredith Craig (Republican), Nickie Antonio, Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Thomas Patton, Tim Schaffer (Republican), Matt Huffman (Republican), Gayle Manning (Republican), Scott Oelslager (Republican), Bob Peterson (Republican), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Steve Wilson (Republican), Tom Young (Republican), Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic), Adam Holmes (Republican), Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic), Jim Hughes, Lou Terhar, Vernon Sykes, Michael J. Skindell, Larry Obhof, Peggy Lehner, Frank LaRose, Stephanie Kunze, Frank Hoagland, John Eklund, Edna Brown, Charleta B. Tavares, Bill Beagle, Dave Burke, Bob D. Hackett, Emilia Strong Sykes, Fred Strahorn, Marilyn Slaby, Scott Ryan, Bill Reineke, Alicia Reece, John Patterson, Michael J. O'Brien, Adam C. Miller, David Leland, Sarah LaTourette, Bernadine Kennedy Kent, Stephen D. Hambley, Timothy E. Ginter, Keith Faber, Anthony DeVitis, Jonathan Dever, Nicholas Celebrezze, Janine R. Boyd, John Barnes, Jr., Marlene Anielski, Thomas West, Michele Lepore-Hagan, Dick Stein, William P. Coley, II, Daniel Ramos, Joseph Schiavoni, Robert Cole Sprague, and Troy Balderson.

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Ohio 132st Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 12 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 45 — Designate an awareness month

Last action June 01, 2018 — Effective

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2017. Enacted.

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 82% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
63 sponsors

1 primary, 62 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.
Mixed recorded votes

3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

June 01, 2018
Effective
February 20, 2018
Manually Generate Message Element
February 20, 2018
Passed
January 31, 2018
Reported
May 03, 2017
Refer to Committee
April 27, 2017
Introduced
April 24, 2017
Passed
March 15, 2017
Reported
February 14, 2017
Refer to Committee
February 07, 2017
Introduced

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 62 co-sponsors · 71 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Robert Cole Sprague

Co-sponsors (62)

Not signed on (71)

71 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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February 20, 2018

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	25	0	0	0
Republican	6	0	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	32	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (32)

Member	Party	Vote
Bill Beagle	—	Yea
Bob D. Hackett	—	Yea
Charleta B. Tavares	—	Yea
Dave Burke	—	Yea
Edna Brown	—	Yea
Frank Hoagland	—	Yea
Frank LaRose	—	Yea
Jay Hottinger	—	Yea
Joe Uecker	—	Yea
John Eklund	—	Yea
Joseph Schiavoni	—	Yea
Kenny Yuko	—	Yea
Kevin Bacon	—	Yea
Kris Jordan	—	Yea
Larry Obhof	—	Yea
Lou Terhar	—	Yea
Matt Dolan	—	Yea
Michael J. Skindell	—	Yea
Peggy Lehner	—	Yea
Randy Gardner	—	Yea
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Troy Balderson	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
William P. Coley, II	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Yea
Bob Peterson	Republican	Yea
Gayle Manning	Republican	Yea
Matt Huffman	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Scott Oelslager	Republican	Yea
Steve Wilson	Republican	Yea

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January 31, 2018

Failed 0 Yea · 0 Nay

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April 25, 2017

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	78	0	0	0
Democratic	4	0	0	0
Republican	13	0	0	0
Total	95	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (95)

Member	Party	Vote
Clifford A. Rosenberger	—	Yea
Adam C. Miller	—	Yea
Alicia Reece	—	Yea
Andy Thompson	—	Yea
Anne Gonzales	—	Yea
Anthony DeVitis	—	Yea
Bernadine Kennedy Kent	—	Yea
Bill Dean	—	Yea
Bill Patmon	—	Yea
Bill Seitz	—	Yea
Brian Hill	—	Yea
Brigid Kelly	—	Yea
Candice Keller	—	Yea
Christina Hagan	—	Yea
Craig S. Riedel	—	Yea
Daniel Ramos	—	Yea
Darrell Kick	—	Yea
Dave Greenspan	—	Yea
David Leland	—	Yea
Derek Merrin	—	Yea
Dick Stein	—	Yea
Dorothy Pelanda	—	Yea
Doug Green	—	Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes	—	Yea
Fred Strahorn	—	Yea
Gary Scherer	—	Yea
Glenn W. Holmes	—	Yea
Heather Bishoff	—	Yea
Jack Cera	—	Yea
Janine R. Boyd	—	Yea
Jay Edwards	—	Yea
Jeffery S. Rezabek	—	Yea
Jim Butler	—	Yea
Jim Hughes	—	Yea
John A. Boccieri	—	Yea
John Barnes, Jr.	—	Yea
John Becker	—	Yea
John M. Rogers	—	Yea
John Patterson	—	Yea
Jonathan Dever	—	Yea
Kathleen Clyde	—	Yea
Keith Faber	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Kristin Boggs	—	Yea
Larry Householder	—	Yea
Laura Lanese	—	Yea
Margaret Conditt	—	Yea
Marilyn Slaby	—	Yea
Mark J. Romanchuk	—	Yea
Marlene Anielski	—	Yea
Martin J. Sweeney	—	Yea
Michael Ashford	—	Yea
Michael Henne	—	Yea
Michael J. O'Brien	—	Yea
Michael Sheehy	—	Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan	—	Yea
Mike Duffey	—	Yea
Nicholas Celebrezze	—	Yea
Niraj J. Antani	—	Yea
P. Scott Lipps	—	Yea
Paul Zeltwanger	—	Yea
Rick Carfagna	—	Yea
Rick Perales	—	Yea
Robert Cole Sprague	—	Yea
Robert R. Cupp	—	Yea
Ron Hood	—	Yea
Ron Young	—	Yea
Ryan Smith	—	Yea
Sarah LaTourette	—	Yea
Scott Ryan	—	Yea
Scott Wiggam	—	Yea
Stephen D. Hambley	—	Yea
Steven M. Arndt	—	Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman, Jr.	—	Yea
Thomas West	—	Yea
Timothy E. Ginter	—	Yea
Wes Retherford	—	Yea
Wesley A. Goodman	—	Yea
Catherine D. Ingram	Democratic	Yea
Hearcel F. Craig	Democratic	Yea
Kent Smith	Democratic	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Al Landis	Republican	Yea
Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Yea
Bill Reineke	Republican	Yea
Kristina D. Roegner	Republican	Yea
Kyle Koehler	Republican	Yea
Louis W. Blessing, III	Republican	Yea
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Stephen A. Huffman	Republican	Yea
Terry Johnson	Republican	Yea
Theresa Gavarone	Republican	Yea
Thomas F. Patton	Republican	Yea
Tim Schaffer	Republican	Yea

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March 15, 2017

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	3	0	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	13	0	0	0
Total	17	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (17)

Member	Party	Vote
Bernadine Kennedy Kent	—	Yea
Candice Keller	—	Yea
Darrell Kick	—	Yea
Derek Merrin	—	Yea
Jay Edwards	—	Yea
Jim Butler	—	Yea
John Barnes, Jr.	—	Yea
Mark J. Romanchuk	—	Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan	—	Yea
Niraj J. Antani	—	Yea
Sarah LaTourette	—	Yea
Thomas West	—	Yea
Timothy E. Ginter	—	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Stephen A. Huffman	Republican	Yea
Terry Johnson	Republican	Yea
Theresa Gavarone	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 45?: HB 45 is sponsored by Craig S. Riedel, Terry Johnson (Republican), Louis Blessing, Meredith Craig (Republican), Nickie Antonio, Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Thomas Patton, Tim Schaffer (Republican), Matt Huffman (Republican), Gayle Manning (Republican), Scott Oelslager (Republican), Bob Peterson (Republican), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Steve Wilson (Republican), Tom Young (Republican), Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic), Adam Holmes (Republican), Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic), Jim Hughes, Lou Terhar, Vernon Sykes, Michael J. Skindell, Larry Obhof, Peggy Lehner, Frank LaRose, Stephanie Kunze, Frank Hoagland, John Eklund, Edna Brown, Charleta B. Tavares, Bill Beagle, Dave Burke, Bob D. Hackett, Emilia Strong Sykes, Fred Strahorn, Marilyn Slaby, Scott Ryan, Bill Reineke, Alicia Reece, John Patterson, Michael J. O'Brien, Adam C. Miller, David Leland, Sarah LaTourette, Bernadine Kennedy Kent, Stephen D. Hambley, Timothy E. Ginter, Keith Faber, Anthony DeVitis, Jonathan Dever, Nicholas Celebrezze, Janine R. Boyd, John Barnes, Jr., Marlene Anielski, Thomas West, Michele Lepore-Hagan, Dick Stein, William P. Coley, II, Daniel Ramos, Joseph Schiavoni, Robert Cole Sprague, and Troy Balderson.
What is the current status of HB 45?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2017. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 45
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Session: 132st Legislature (2017-2018)
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 07, 2017
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Robert Cole Sprague

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