Ohio 134th General Assembly Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 15 D · 6 R cosponsors

HB 497 — Eliminate retention under the Third Grade Reading Guarantee

Last action — Refer to Committee

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

This bill died with 134th General Assembly. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Refer to Committee

  2. Introduced

  3. Passed

  4. Reported

  5. Refer to Committee

  6. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 38 co-sponsors · 94 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (38)

Not signed on (94)

94 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 82 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29500
Unaffiliated 38500
Democratic 15000
Total 821000
% of votes cast 89%11%0%0%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
District 21 — Yea
District 23 — Yea
Adam C. Miller — Yea
Bill Dean — Yea
Bill Seitz — Yea
Bishara W. Addison — Yea
Bob Young — Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer — Yea
Brian Baldridge — Yea
Craig S. Riedel — Yea
Darrell Kick — Yea
David Leland — Yea
Derek Merrin — Nay
Diane V. Grendell — Yea
Dick Stein — Yea
Don Jones — Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes — Yea
Gail K. Pavliga — Yea
Jay Edwards — Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman — Yea
Jena Powell — Nay
Jessica E. Miranda — Yea
Kris Jordan — Yea
Kristin Boggs — Yea
Lisa A. Sobecki — Yea
Mark Fraizer — Yea
Michael J. Skindell — Yea
Michael Sheehy — Yea
Michele Lepore-Hagan — Yea
Mike Loychik — Yea
Monique Smith — Yea
P. Scott Lipps — Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus — Nay
Richard D. Brown — Yea
Robert R. Cupp — Yea
Sara P. Carruthers — Yea
Scott Wiggam — Nay
Sedrick Denson — Yea
Shawn Stevens — Yea
Shayla L. Davis — Yea
Tavia Galonski — Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr. — Nay
Thomas West — Yea
Beth Liston Democratic Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Casey Weinstein Democratic Yea
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Yea
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Yea
Dontavius L. Jarrells Democratic Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Yea
Kent Smith Democratic Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Yea
Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. Democratic Yea
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Al Cutrona Republican Yea
Andrea White Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Brian Lampton Republican Yea
Brian Stewart 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 Nay
Jason Stephens Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Nay
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Jennifer Gross Republican Nay
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Kyle Koehler Republican Nay
Marilyn John Republican Yea
Mark Johnson Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Nay
Rodney Creech Republican Yea
Ron Ferguson Republican Yea
Sarah Fowler Arthur Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Shane Wilkin Republican Yea
Sharon A. Ray Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Thomas F. Patton Republican Yea
Thomas Hall Republican Yea
Tom Young Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Reported - Substitute

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 4000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Don Jones — Yea
Gail K. Pavliga — Yea
Lisa A. Sobecki — Yea
Mary Lightbody — Yea
Catherine D. Ingram Democratic Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Sarah Fowler Arthur Republican Yea
Susan Manchester Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 497?
HB 497 is sponsored by Don Jones, Mark Johnson (Republican), Dontavius L. Jarrells (Democratic), Adam Holmes (Republican), Kent Smith (Democratic), Monique Smith, M., Adam Miller, A., Daniel P. Troy (Democratic), Beth Liston (Democratic), C. Allison Russo (Democratic), Joseph A. Miller, III (Democratic), Terrence Upchurch (Democratic), Paula Hicks-Hudson (Democratic), Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic), Adam C. Bird (Republican), Juanita O. Brent (Democratic), Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. (Democratic), Casey Weinstein (Democratic), Cindy Abrams (Republican), Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic), Thomas Patton, Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. (Democratic), Gayle Manning (Republican), Latyna M. Humphrey (Democratic), Sarah Fowler Arthur (Republican), Michael J. O'Brien, Jeffrey A. Crossman, Lisa A. Sobecki, Mary Lightbody, Jessica E. Miranda, Kristin Boggs, Tavia Galonski, Michael Sheehy, Michele Lepore-Hagan, Janine R. Boyd, David Leland, Richard D. Brown, Shayla L. Davis, Brett Hudson Hillyer, and Thomas West.
What is the current status of HB 497?
This bill died with 134th General Assembly. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 497?
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