SB 239 is sponsored by Andrea White (Republican), Jeff LaRe (Republican), Jennifer Gross (Republican), Jamie Callender (Republican), Steve Wilson (Republican), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Bill Reineke (Republican), Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Jerry C. Cirino (Republican), Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Terry Johnson (Republican), Mark Romanchuk (Republican), George F. Lang (Republican), Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Don Jones, Diane V. Grendell, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Mike Loychik, Bill Seitz, Louis W. Blessing, III (Republican), Stephanie Kunze, Bob D. Hackett, Michael A. Rulli, Kenny Yuko, Scott Wiggam, Sara P. Carruthers, and Mark Fraizer.

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Ohio 134th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 14 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 239 — Regards adoption and foster care home assessor qualifications

Last action September 13, 2022 — Effective 9/13/22

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 30, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
28 sponsors

1 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (14 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

September 13, 2022
Effective 9/13/22
June 02, 2022
Reported
June 02, 2022
Passed
June 02, 2022
Concurred in House amendments
March 22, 2022
Refer to Committee
March 08, 2022
Introduced
March 02, 2022
Reported
March 02, 2022
Passed
October 06, 2021
Refer to Committee
September 30, 2021
Introduced

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 106 not signed on · 31 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Louis W. Blessing, III Republican

Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (106)

106 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurred in Senate amendments

June 01, 2022

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	12	0	0	0
Republican	17	0	0	0
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Total	32	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (32)

Member	Party	Vote
Bob D. Hackett	—	Yea
Frank Hoagland	—	Yea
Jay Hottinger	—	Yea
Kenny Yuko	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Matt Dolan	—	Yea
Michael A. Rulli	—	Yea
Niraj Antani	—	Yea
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Teresa Fedor	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Yea
Hearcel F. Craig	Democratic	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Yea
Bill Reineke	Republican	Yea
Bob Peterson	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
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Sandra O'Brien	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

June 01, 2022

Passed 61 Yea · 31 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	34	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	27	16	0	0
Democratic	0	15	0	0
Total	61	31	0	0
% of votes cast	66%	34%	0%	0%

How each member voted (92)

Member	Party	Vote
District 21	—	Yea
District 23	—	Yea
Adam C. Miller	—	Nay
Bill Dean	—	Yea
Bill Seitz	—	Yea
Bishara W. Addison	—	Nay
Bob Young	—	Yea
Brett Hudson Hillyer	—	Yea
Brian Baldridge	—	Yea
Craig S. Riedel	—	Yea
Darrell Kick	—	Yea
David Leland	—	Nay
Derek Merrin	—	Yea
Diane V. Grendell	—	Yea
Dick Stein	—	Yea
Don Jones	—	Yea
Emilia Strong Sykes	—	Nay
Gail K. Pavliga	—	Yea
Jay Edwards	—	Yea
Jeffrey A. Crossman	—	Nay
Jena Powell	—	Yea
Jessica E. Miranda	—	Nay
Kris Jordan	—	Yea
Kristin Boggs	—	Nay
Lisa A. Sobecki	—	Nay
Mark Fraizer	—	Yea
Michael J. Skindell	—	Nay
Michael Sheehy	—	Nay
Michele Lepore-Hagan	—	Nay
Mike Loychik	—	Yea
Monique Smith	—	Nay
P. Scott Lipps	—	Yea
Reggie Stoltzfus	—	Yea
Richard D. Brown	—	Nay
Robert R. Cupp	—	Yea
Sara P. Carruthers	—	Yea
Scott Wiggam	—	Yea
Sedrick Denson	—	Nay
Shawn Stevens	—	Yea
Shayla L. Davis	—	Nay
Tavia Galonski	—	Yea
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr.	—	Yea
Thomas West	—	Nay
Beth Liston	Democratic	Nay
Bride Rose Sweeney	Democratic	Nay
C. Allison Russo	Democratic	Nay
Casey Weinstein	Democratic	Nay
Catherine D. Ingram	Democratic	Nay
Daniel P. Troy	Democratic	Nay
Dontavius L. Jarrells	Democratic	Nay
Joseph A. Miller, III	Democratic	Nay
Juanita O. Brent	Democratic	Nay
Kent Smith	Democratic	Nay
Latyna M. Humphrey	Democratic	Nay
Paula Hicks-Hudson	Democratic	Nay
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.	Democratic	Nay
Terrence Upchurch	Democratic	Nay
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.	Democratic	Nay
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	Yea
Jason Stephens	Republican	Yea
Jean Schmidt	Republican	Yea
Jeff LaRe	Republican	Yea
Jennifer Gross	Republican	Yea
Kevin D. Miller	Republican	Yea
Kyle Koehler	Republican	Yea
Marilyn John	Republican	Yea
Mark Johnson	Republican	Yea
Phil Plummer	Republican	Yea
Riordan T. McClain	Republican	Yea
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

June 01, 2022

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	0	0	0
Republican	5	0	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	14	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (14)

Member	Party	Vote
District 21	—	Yea
Bill Dean	—	Yea
Diane V. Grendell	—	Yea
Lisa A. Sobecki	—	Yea
Michael J. Skindell	—	Yea
Scott Wiggam	—	Yea
Shawn Stevens	—	Yea
Tavia Galonski	—	Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey	Democratic	Yea
Brian Stewart	Republican	Yea
Jamie Callender	Republican	Yea
Marilyn John	Republican	Yea
Rodney Creech	Republican	Yea
Sarah Fowler Arthur	Republican	Yea

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Reported - Substitute

March 02, 2022

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	4	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Niraj Antani	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Kristina D. Roegner	Republican	Yea
Mark Romanchuk	Republican	Yea
Stephen A. Huffman	Republican	Yea
Terry Johnson	Republican	Yea

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Pass

March 02, 2022

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	13	0	0	0
Republican	17	0	0	0
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Total	33	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (33)

Member	Party	Vote
Bob D. Hackett	—	Yea
Frank Hoagland	—	Yea
Jay Hottinger	—	Yea
Kenny Yuko	—	Yea
Kirk Schuring	—	Yea
Matt Dolan	—	Yea
Michael A. Rulli	—	Yea
Niraj Antani	—	Yea
Sandra Williams	—	Yea
Stephanie Kunze	—	Yea
Teresa Fedor	—	Yea
Tina Maharath	—	Yea
Vernon Sykes	—	Yea
Cecil Thomas	Democratic	Yea
Hearcel F. Craig	Democratic	Yea
Nickie J. Antonio	Democratic	Yea
Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Yea
Bill Reineke	Republican	Yea
Bob Peterson	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
Nathan H. Manning	Republican	Yea
Rob McColley	Republican	Yea
Sandra O'Brien	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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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 239?: SB 239 is sponsored by Andrea White (Republican), Jeff LaRe (Republican), Jennifer Gross (Republican), Jamie Callender (Republican), Steve Wilson (Republican), Cecil Thomas (Democratic), Bill Reineke (Republican), Nathan H. Manning (Republican), Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Jerry C. Cirino (Republican), Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic), Terry Johnson (Republican), Mark Romanchuk (Republican), George F. Lang (Republican), Kristina D. Roegner (Republican), Don Jones, Diane V. Grendell, Brett Hudson Hillyer, Mike Loychik, Bill Seitz, Louis W. Blessing, III (Republican), Stephanie Kunze, Bob D. Hackett, Michael A. Rulli, Kenny Yuko, Scott Wiggam, Sara P. Carruthers, and Mark Fraizer.
What is the current status of SB 239?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 30, 2021. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 239
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Session: 134th General Assembly
Type: Bill
Introduced: September 30, 2021
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Louis W. Blessing, III

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