HB 29 — Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers
Last action — Effective 3/20/26
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2026. Enacted.
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2 sponsors
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Summary
To enact sections 341.261, 753.321, and 5120.631 of the Revised Code regarding inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers by municipal and county correctional facilities and state correctional institutions.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
128 added · 170 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill, HB 29, now includes specific sections that define inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers in municipal and county correctional facilities as well as state institutions. This is important because it ensures that women in these facilities have basic necessities, promoting health and dignity. The bill also outlines what constitutes an "emergency" situation for clarification, which could help in enforcing these provisions effectively. Overall, these changes reflect a commitment to improving the conditions for women in correctional settings.
As(136th PassedGeneralAssembly) by(House Bill Number 29) ANACT To enact sections 341.261, 753.321, and 5120.631 of the HouseRevised 136thCode Generalregarding Assemblyinmates' Regularaccess Sessionto H.feminine hygiene products and showers by municipal and county correctional facilities and state correctional institutions.
B.Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
No.SECTION 1.
29That 2025-2026sections Representatives341.261, Humphrey,753.321, Johnand Cosponsors:5120.631 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
RepresentativesSec. Deeter, White, A., McNally, Denson, Rader, Brent, Upchurch, Ray, Brennan, Sigrist, Piccolantonio, Grim, Synenberg, Robinson, Lett, Lawson-Rowe, White, E., Somani, Sims, Brewer, Tims, Hall, D., Jarrells, Baker, Miller, J., Williams, Mohamed, Gross, Russo, Abdullahi, Cockley, Ghanbari, Glassburn, Isaacsohn, Johnson, Jones, Mathews, A., Miller, M., Oelslager, Rogers, Salvo, Sweeney, Thomas, C., Young A BILL To enact sections 341.261, 753.321, and 5120.631 of 1 the Revised Code regarding inmates' access to 2 feminine hygiene products and showers by 3 municipal and county correctional facilities and 4 state correctional institutions.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That sections 341.261, 753.321, and 5120.631 of 6 the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
7 Sec.
8 (1) "County correctional facility" means a county jail, 9 county workhouse, minimum security jail, joint city and county 10 workhouse, municipal-county correctional center, multicounty-multicounty-municipal 11 municipal correctional center, municipal-county jail or 12 workhouse, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse.
13 (2) "Emergency" includes any of the following:
14(a) H.Riots or inmate uprisings;
(b) Escapes or attempted escapes;
(c) Staff shortages or strikes;
(d) Outbreaks of contagious diseases;
(e) Incidents of suicide or self-harm;
(f) Gang-related violence or conflicts within the inmate population;
(g) Natural disasters;
(h) Hostage situations.
(3) "Female" means of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs and has XX chromosomes, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes or ova that can be fertilized by male gametes.
(4) "Feminine hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary napkins that are used for the menstrual cycle.
(B) Each county correctional facility housing female inmates shall provide inmates experiencing a menstrual cycle with an adequate supply based on individualized need, in perpetuity and without reprimand, of feminine hygiene products in a variety of sizes at no cost to the inmates.
(C) Each county correctional facility housing female inmates shall have a written policy and procedure in place that does all of the following:
(1) Protects inmates from the denial of feminine hygiene products based on race, sex, income status, degree of charge, disability status, or any other type of discriminatory identity;
H.
29 Page136th 2G.A. As Passed by the House (a) Riots or inmate uprisings;
15(2) (b)Establishes Escapesproper ormethods attemptedof escapes;storing, administering, and disposing of feminine hygiene products;
16(3) (c)Establishes Staffsanitary shortagesand orsafe strikes;procedures for hand washing and cleaning of surfaces between restrooms and the designated area for disposal bins.
17(D) (d)Each Outbreakscounty correctional facility housing female inmates shall provide a separate disposal container with a lid in a safe, designated area for use by inmates experiencing a menstrual cycle within the facility to dispose of contagiousused, diseases;soiled, or damaged feminine hygiene products.
18(E) (e)Except Incidentswhen ofthe suicidecounty orcorrectional self-harm;facility is experiencing an emergency, no county correctional facility housing female inmates shall deny inmates access to feminine hygiene products.
19(F) (f)Except Gang-relatedwhen violencethe orcounty conflictscorrectional withinfacility is experiencing an emergency, each county correctional facility housing female inmates shall provide inmates experiencing menstruation a minimum of one shower per day with access to hot water for washing, regardless of whether the inmateinmates 20are population;separated from the general population for disciplinary status.
21Sec. (g) Natural disasters;
22 (h) Hostage situations.
23 (3) "Female" means of or denoting the sex that can bear 24 offspring or produce eggs and has XX chromosomes, distinguished 25 biologically by the production of gametes or ova that can be 26 fertilized by male gametes.
27 (4) "Feminine hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary 28 napkins that are used for the menstrual cycle.
29 (B) Each county correctional facility housing female 30 inmates shall provide inmates experiencing a menstrual cycle 31 with an adequate supply based on individualized need, in 32 perpetuity and without reprimand, of feminine hygiene products 33 in a variety of sizes at no cost to the inmates.
34 (C) Each county correctional facility housing female 35 inmates shall have a written policy and procedure in place that 36 does all of the following:
37 (1) Protects inmates from the denial of feminine hygiene 38 products based on race, sex, income status, degree of charge, 39 disability status, or any other type of discriminatory identity;
40 H.
B.
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29 Page 3 As Passed by the House (2) Establishes proper methods of storing, administering, 41 and disposing of feminine hygiene products;
42 (3) Establishes sanitary and safe procedures for hand 43 washing and cleaning of surfaces between restrooms and the 44 designated area for disposal bins.
45 (D) Each county correctional facility housing female 46 inmates shall provide a separate disposal container with a lid 47 in a safe, designated area for use by inmates experiencing a 48 menstrual cycle within the facility to dispose of used, soiled, 49 or damaged feminine hygiene products.
50 (E) Except when the county correctional facility is 51 experiencing an emergency, no county correctional facility 52 housing female inmates shall deny inmates access to feminine 53 hygiene products.
54 (F) Except when the county correctional facility is 55 experiencing an emergency, each county correctional facility 56 housing female inmates shall provide inmates experiencing 57 menstruation a minimum of one shower per day with access to hot 58 water for washing, regardless of whether the inmates are 59 separated from the general population for disciplinary status.
60 Sec.
61 (1) "Emergency" has the same meaning as in section 341.261 62 of the Revised Code.
63 (2) "Female" means of or denoting the sex that can bear 64 offspring or produce eggs and has XX chromosomes, distinguished 65 biologically by the production of gametes or ova that can be 66 fertilized by male gametes.
67 (3) "Feminine hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary 68napkins H.that are used for the menstrual cycle.
(4) "Municipal correctional facility" means a municipal jail, municipal workhouse, minimum security jail, joint city and county workhouse, municipal-county correctional center, multicounty- municipal correctional center, municipal-county jail or workhouse, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse.
(B) Each municipal correctional facility housing female inmates shall provide inmates experiencing a menstrual cycle with an adequate supply based on individualized need, in perpetuity and without reprimand, of feminine hygiene products in a variety of sizes at no cost to the inmates.
(C) Each municipal correctional facility housing female inmates shall have a written policy and procedure in place that does all of the following:
(1) Protects inmates from the denial of feminine hygiene products based on race, sex, income status, degree of charge, disability status, or any other type of discriminatory identity;
(2) Establishes proper methods of storing, administering, and disposing of feminine hygiene products;
(3) Establishes sanitary and safe procedures for hand washing and cleaning of surfaces between restrooms and the designated area for disposal bins.
(D) Each municipal correctional facility housing female inmates shall provide a separate disposal container with a lid in a safe, designated area for use by inmates experiencing a menstrual cycle within the facility to dispose of used, soiled, or damaged feminine hygiene products.
H.
29 Page136th 4G.A. As Passed by the House napkins that are used for the menstrual cycle.
69(E) (4)Except "Municipalwhen correctionalthe facility" means a municipal 70correctional jail,facility municipalis workhouse,experiencing minimuman securityemergency, jail,no jointmunicipal city and 71 county workhouse, municipal-county correctional center,facility 72housing multicounty-municipalfemale correctionalinmates center,shall municipal-countydeny jailinmates 73access orto workhouse,feminine orhygiene multicounty-municipalproducts. jail or workhouse.
74(F) (B)Except Eachwhen the municipal correctional facility is experiencing an emergency, each municipal correctional facility housing female 75 inmates shall provide inmates experiencing menstruation a menstrualminimum cycleof 76one withshower anper adequateday supplywith basedaccess onto individualizedhot need,water infor 77washing, perpetuityregardless and without reprimand, of femininewhether hygienethe productsinmates 78are inseparated afrom varietythe ofgeneral sizespopulation atfor nodisciplinary coststatus. to the inmates.
79Sec. (C) Each municipal correctional facility housing female 80 inmates shall have a written policy and procedure in place that 81 does all of the following:
82 (1) Protects inmates from the denial of feminine hygiene 83 products based on race, sex, income status, degree of charge, 84 disability status, or any other type of discriminatory identity;
85 (2) Establishes proper methods of storing, administering, 86 and disposing of feminine hygiene products;
87 (3) Establishes sanitary and safe procedures for hand 88 washing and cleaning of surfaces between restrooms and the 89 designated area for disposal bins.
90 (D) Each municipal correctional facility housing female 91 inmates shall provide a separate disposal container with a lid 92 in a safe, designated area for use by inmates experiencing a 93 menstrual cycle within the facility to dispose of used, soiled, 94 or damaged feminine hygiene products.
95 (E) Except when the municipal correctional facility is 96 H.
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29 Page 5 As Passed by the House experiencing an emergency, no municipal correctional facility 97 housing female inmates shall deny inmates access to feminine 98 hygiene products.
99 (F) Except when the municipal correctional facility is 100 experiencing an emergency, each municipal correctional facility 101 housing female inmates shall provide inmates experiencing 102 menstruation a minimum of one shower per day with access to hot 103 water for washing, regardless of whether the inmates are 104 separated from the general population for disciplinary status.
105 Sec.
106 (1) "Emergency" has the same meaning as in section 341.261 107 of the Revised Code.
108 (2) "Female" means of or denoting the sex that can bear 109 offspring or produce eggs and has XX chromosomes, distinguished 110 biologically by the production of gametes or ova that can be 111 fertilized by male gametes.
112 (3) "Feminine hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary 113 napkins that are used for the menstrual cycle.
114 (4) "State correctional institution" has the same meaning 115 as in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code.
116 (B) Each state correctional institution housing female 117 inmates shall provide inmates experiencing a menstrual cycle 118 with an adequate supply based on individualized need, in 119 perpetuity and without reprimand, of feminine hygiene products 120 in a variety of sizes at no cost to the inmates.
121 (C) Each state correctional institution housing female 122 inmates shall have a written policy and procedure in place that 123 does all of the following:
124(1) H.Protects inmates from the denial of feminine hygiene products based on race, sex, income status, degree of charge, disability status, or any other type of discriminatory identity;
(2) Establishes proper methods of storing, administering, and disposing of feminine hygiene products;
(3) Establishes sanitary and safe procedures for hand washing and cleaning of surfaces between restrooms and the designated area for disposal bins.
(D) Each state correctional institution housing female inmates shall provide a separate disposal container with a lid in a safe, designated area for use by inmates experiencing a menstrual cycle within the institution to dispose of used, soiled, or damaged feminine hygiene products.
(E) Except when the state correctional institution is experiencing an emergency, no state correctional institution housing female inmates shall deny inmates access to feminine hygiene products.
(F) Except when the state correctional institution is experiencing an emergency, each state correctional institution housing female inmates shall provide inmates experiencing menstruation a minimum of one shower per day with access to hot water for washing, regardless of whether the inmates are separated from the general population for disciplinary status.
H.
29 Page136th 6G.A. As Passed by the House (1) Protects inmates from the denial of feminine hygiene 125 products based on race, sex, income status, degree of charge, 126 disability status, or any other type of discriminatory identity;
127Speaker (2)___________________ Establishes proper methods of storing,the administering,House 128 and disposing of feminineRepresentatives. hygiene products;
129President (3)___________________ Establishes sanitary and safe procedures for hand 130 washing and cleaning of surfaces between restrooms and the 131Senate. designated area for disposal bins.
132Passed (D)________________________, Each20____ stateApproved correctional________________________, institution20____ housingGovernor. female 133 inmates shall provide a separate disposal container with a lid 134 in a safe, designated area for use by inmates experiencing a 135 menstrual cycle within the institution to dispose of used, 136 soiled, or damaged feminine hygiene products.
137H. (E) Except when the state correctional institution is 138 experiencing an emergency, no state correctional institution 139 housing female inmates shall deny inmates access to feminine 140 hygiene products.
141B. (F) Except when the state correctional institution is 142 experiencing an emergency, each state correctional institution 143 housing female inmates shall provide inmates experiencing 144 menstruation a minimum of one shower per day with access to hot 145 water for washing, regardless of whether the inmates are 146 separated from the general population for disciplinary status.
147No.
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The section numbering of law of a general and permanent nature is complete and in conformity with the Revised Code.
Director, Legislative Service Commission.
Filed in the office of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio, on the ____ day of ___________,A.
D.
20____.
Secretary of State.
File No.
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Action History
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Sponsors
- Latyna M. Humphrey · Primary
- Marilyn John · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic
Co-sponsors (1)
- Marilyn John 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (33)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Liston | Democratic | Yea |
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | 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 |
| Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Cutrona | Republican | Yea |
| Al Landis | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew O. Brenner | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Reineke | Republican | Yea |
| Brian M. Chavez | Republican | Yea |
| George F. Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Jane M. Timken | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry C. Cirino | Republican | Yea |
| Kristina D. Roegner | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Koehler | Republican | Yea |
| Louis W. Blessing, III | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Romanchuk | 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 |
| Susan Manchester | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Theresa Gavarone | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | Yea |
| William P. DeMora | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Landis | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew O. Brenner | Republican | Yea |
| Sandra O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Manchester | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | Yea |
| William P. DeMora | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Landis | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew O. Brenner | Republican | Yea |
| Sandra O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Manchester | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (91)
| 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 |
| Mark Sigrist | Democratic | Yea |
| Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe | 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 |
| Tristan Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Veronica R. Sims | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam C. Bird | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Holmes | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Andrea White | Republican | Yea |
| Angela N. King | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Lear | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Roemer | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lampton | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Abrams | Republican | Yea |
| D. J. Swearingen | Republican | Yea |
| David Thomas | 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 |
| 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 |
| Phil Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Riordan T. McClain | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Creech | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Klopfenstein | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Fowler Arthur | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Oelslager | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon A. Ray | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Demetriou | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 29 do?
- To enact sections 341.261, 753.321, and 5120.631 of the Revised Code regarding inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers by municipal and county correctional facilities and state correctional institutions.
- Who sponsors HB 29?
- HB 29 is sponsored by Latyna M. Humphrey (Democratic) and Marilyn John (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 29?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2026. Enacted.
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