HB 166 — Designate Harriet Tubman Day
Last action — Referred to committee
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 12, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
To enact section 5.2324 of the Revised Code to designate March 10 as "Harriet Tubman Day."
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
8 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill HB 166 adds additional names to the list of sponsors who support the bill, while removing some from the previous version. This change shows that a broader coalition of lawmakers is backing the bill, which could increase its chances of passing. Having more sponsors may also indicate greater bipartisan support and a stronger commitment to the bill’s goals.
As ReportedPassed by the House Government Oversight Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session H.
Representatives Brennan, Brent, Piccolantonio, Brownlee, Click, Fowler Arthur, Jarrells, King, Lett, Miller, K., Rader, Sigrist, Sims, Sweeney, Synenberg, Thomas, D., Upchurch, Hall, T., Gross, LearLear, Abrams, Baker, Barhorst, Bird, Brewer, Cockley, Daniels, Deeter, Demetriou, Denson, Dovilla, Fischer, Ghanbari, Glassburn, Hall, D., Hiner, Hoops, Humphrey, Isaacsohn, Johnson, Jones, Lampton, LaRe, Lorenz, Manning, Mathews, T., McNally, Miller, J., Mohamed, Mullins, Newman, Odioso, Oelslager, Peterson, Plummer, Ray, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Rogers, Russo, Salvo, Santucci, Schmidt, Somani, Stephens, Thomas, C., Tims, White, A., White, E., Willis, Young To enact section 5.2324 of the Revised Code to 1 designate March 10 as "Harriet Tubman Day." 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
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- Introduced As Introduced pdf
Action History
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As Passed by the House
Sponsors
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe · Primary
- Josh Williams · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe Democratic
Co-sponsors (1)
- Josh Williams Republican
Not signed on (132)
132 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 132 →"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.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (97)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sedrick Denson | — | Yea |
| Don Jones | — | Yea |
| Anita Somani | Democratic | Yea |
| Beryl Brown Piccolantonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Bride Rose Sweeney | Democratic | Yea |
| C. Allison Russo | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Chris Glassburn | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cockley | Democratic | Yea |
| Crystal Lett | Democratic | Yea |
| Dani Isaacsohn | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Darnell T. Brewer | Democratic | Yea |
| Derrick Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Desiree Tims | Democratic | Yea |
| Dontavius L. Jarrells | Democratic | Yea |
| Elgin Rogers, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Synenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Erika White | Democratic | Yea |
| Ismail Mohamed | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph A. Miller, III | Democratic | Yea |
| Juanita O. Brent | Democratic | Yea |
| Karen Brownlee | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Lauren McNally | Democratic | Yea |
| Mark Sigrist | Democratic | Yea |
| Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe | Democratic | Yea |
| Michele Grim | Democratic | Yea |
| Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rachel B. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean P. Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Terrence Upchurch | Democratic | Yea |
| Tristan Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Veronica R. Sims | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam C. Bird | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Holmes | 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 |
| David Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Mullins | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Click | Republican | Yea |
| Gayle Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Haraz N. Ghanbari | Republican | Yea |
| Heidi Workman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack K. Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| James M. Hoops | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Callender | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff LaRe | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Gross | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Jodi Salvo | Republican | Yea |
| Johnathan Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Deeter | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ritter | Republican | Yea |
| Levi Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn John | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hiner | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Kishman | Republican | Yea |
| Melanie Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Meredith Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Michael D. Dovilla | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Teska | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | 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 |
| Tex Fischer | Republican | Yea |
| Thaddeus J. Claggett | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Barhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Young | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy M. Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Ty D. Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Tristan Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Veronica R. Sims | Democratic | Yea |
| Angela N. King | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Lear | Republican | Yea |
| Heidi Workman | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Gross | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Ferguson | Republican | Yea |
| Thaddeus J. Claggett | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Tristan Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Veronica R. Sims | Democratic | Yea |
| Angela N. King | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Lear | Republican | Yea |
| Heidi Workman | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Gross | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Ferguson | Republican | Yea |
| Thaddeus J. Claggett | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 166 do?
- To enact section 5.2324 of the Revised Code to designate March 10 as "Harriet Tubman Day."
- Who sponsors HB 166?
- HB 166 is sponsored by Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe (Democratic) and Josh Williams (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 166?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 12, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 166?
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