Ohio bills · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)
Ohio HCR 22
Encourage students to read the U.S. Declaration of Independence
- Introduced
- In committee
- Adopted
Sponsors
- Jack K. Daniels (Republican)
- Bill Roemer (Republican)
Cosponsors (92)
- Steve Wilson (Republican)
- Shane Wilkin (Republican)
- Jane M. Timken (Republican)
- Mark Romanchuk (Republican)
- Kristina D. Roegner (Republican)
- Michele Reynolds (Republican)
- Bill Reineke (Republican)
- Thomas F. Patton (Republican)
- George F. Lang (Republican)
- Al Landis (Republican)
- Kyle Koehler (Republican)
- Terry Johnson (Republican)
- Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic)
- Stephen A. Huffman (Republican)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (Democratic)
- Theresa Gavarone (Republican)
- William P. DeMora (Democratic)
- Al Cutrona (Republican)
- Hearcel F. Craig (Democratic)
- Jerry C. Cirino (Republican)
- Brian M. Chavez (Republican)
- Andrew O. Brenner (Republican)
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. (Democratic)
- Nickie J. Antonio (Democratic)
- Tom Young (Republican)
- Heidi Workman (Republican)
- Bernard Willis (Republican)
- Josh Williams (Republican)
- Erika White (Democratic)
- Andrea White (Republican)
- Terrence Upchurch (Democratic)
- Daniel P. Troy (Democratic)
- David Thomas (Republican)
- Cecil Thomas (Democratic)
- Brian Stewart (Republican)
- Jason Stephens (Republican)
- Veronica R. Sims (Democratic)
- Mark Sigrist (Democratic)
- Jean Schmidt (Republican)
- Nick Santucci (Republican)
- Jodi Salvo (Republican)
- Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic)
- Monica Robb Blasdel (Republican)
- Kevin Ritter (Republican)
- Tracy M. Richardson (Republican)
- Sharon A. Ray
- Phil Plummer (Republican)
- Justin Pizzulli (Republican)
- Bob Peterson (Republican)
- Mike Odioso (Republican)
- Johnathan Newman (Republican)
- Ismail Mohamed (Democratic)
- Melanie Miller (Republican)
- Kevin D. Miller (Republican)
- Ty D. Mathews (Republican)
- Adam Mathews (Republican)
- Brian Lorenz (Republican)
- Crystal Lett (Democratic)
- Beth Lear (Republican)
- Jeff LaRe (Republican)
- Roy Klopfenstein (Republican)
- Matthew Kishman (Republican)
- Angela N. King (Republican)
- Mark Johnson (Republican)
- Marilyn John (Republican)
- Dontavius L. Jarrells (Democratic)
- 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)
- Sarah Fowler Arthur (Republican)
- Tex Fischer (Republican)
- Michael D. Dovilla (Republican)
- Steve Demetriou (Republican)
- Kellie Deeter (Republican)
- Rodney Creech (Republican)
- Meredith Craig (Republican)
- Christine Cockley (Democratic)
- Gary Click (Republican)
- Thaddeus J. Claggett (Republican)
- Jamie Callender (Republican)
- Darnell T. Brewer (Democratic)
- Juanita O. Brent (Democratic)
- Sean P. Brennan (Democratic)
- Adam C. Bird (Republican)
- Tim Barhorst (Republican)
- Cindy Abrams (Republican)
- Munira Abdullahi (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Ohio legislature· long title
To encourage students in grades one through twelve to read the U.S. Declaration of Independence in the classroom during the 2025-2026 school year in celebration of its 250th anniversary.
Text versions
- As Enrolled
- As Adopted by the Senate
- As Reported by the Senate Education Committee
- As Adopted by the House
- As Reported by the House Education Committee
- As Introduced
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Adopted | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Nov 18, 2025 Senate | Reported | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Oct 9, 2025 House | Adopted | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
| Oct 1, 2025 House | Reported | fail | Set your home in Ohio to see |
Actions
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Adopted - Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Reported - Oct 15, 2025 · Senate
Referred to committee - Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Offered - Oct 8, 2025 · House
Adopted - Oct 1, 2025 · House
Reported - Sep 15, 2025 · House
Introduced and Referred to Committee