Ohio bills · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)
Ohio HB 246
Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Tex Fischer (Republican)
- D. J. Swearingen (Republican)
Cosponsors (69)
- Shane Wilkin (Republican)
- Jane M. Timken (Republican)
- Tim Schaffer (Republican)
- Thomas F. Patton (Republican)
- Rob McColley (Republican)
- Kyle Koehler (Republican)
- Terry Johnson (Republican)
- Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (Democratic)
- Theresa Gavarone (Republican)
- Al Cutrona (Republican)
- Jerry C. Cirino (Republican)
- Andrew O. Brenner (Republican)
- Tom Young (Republican)
- Bernard Willis (Republican)
- Josh Williams (Republican)
- Terrence Upchurch (Democratic)
- Daniel P. Troy (Democratic)
- David Thomas (Republican)
- Cecil Thomas (Democratic)
- Eric Synenberg (Democratic)
- Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic)
- Brian Stewart (Republican)
- Jason Stephens (Republican)
- Mark Sigrist (Democratic)
- Jean Schmidt (Republican)
- Nick Santucci (Republican)
- Jodi Salvo (Republican)
- Bill Roemer (Republican)
- Monica Robb Blasdel (Republican)
- Kevin Ritter (Republican)
- Tracy M. Richardson (Republican)
- Phil Plummer (Republican)
- Bob Peterson (Republican)
- Scott Oelslager (Republican)
- Mike Odioso (Republican)
- Melanie Miller (Republican)
- Kevin D. Miller (Republican)
- Joseph A. Miller, III (Democratic)
- Lauren McNally (Democratic)
- Riordan T. McClain (Republican)
- Ty D. Mathews (Republican)
- Adam Mathews (Republican)
- Brian Lorenz (Republican)
- Crystal Lett (Democratic)
- Brian Lampton (Republican)
- Jeff LaRe (Republican)
- Matthew Kishman (Republican)
- Angela N. King (Republican)
- Mark Johnson (Republican)
- Marilyn John (Republican)
- James M. Hoops (Republican)
- Adam Holmes (Republican)
- Mark Hiner (Republican)
- Thomas Hall (Republican)
- Derrick Hall (Democratic)
- Jennifer Gross (Republican)
- Chris Glassburn (Democratic)
- Haraz N. Ghanbari (Republican)
- Michael D. Dovilla (Republican)
- Sedrick Denson
- Steve Demetriou (Republican)
- Kellie Deeter (Republican)
- Jack K. Daniels (Republican)
- Gary Click (Republican)
- Sean P. Brennan (Democratic)
- Adam C. Bird (Republican)
- Tim Barhorst (Republican)
- Cindy Abrams (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Ohio legislature· long title
To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.
Text versions
- As Enrolled
- As Passed by the Senate
- As Reported by the Senate Workforce Development Committee
- As Passed by the House
- As Reported by the House Commerce and Labor Committee
- As Introduced
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 Senate | Passed | pass | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Oct 29, 2025 Senate | Reported | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Jun 11, 2025 House | Passed | pass | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Jun 9, 2025 House | Reported | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026
Effective 3/20/26 - Mar 20, 2026 · Legislature
Effective - Dec 19, 2025 · Legislature
Signed By The Governor - Dec 9, 2025 · Legislature
Sent To The Governor - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Oct 29, 2025 · Senate
Reported - Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Referred to committee - Jun 12, 2025 · Senate
Introduced - Jun 11, 2025 · House
Passed - Jun 10, 2025 · House
Reported - Substitute - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Referred to committee - Apr 29, 2025 · House
Introduced