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in committee · Ohio · House Mar 18, 2026

HB 748: Establish the Armed Forces Reserve Component Scholarship Program

To enact sections 3333.46, 3333.461, and 3333.462 of the Revised Code to establish the Armed Forces Reserve Component Scholarship Program and related funds and to make an appropriation.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill establishes scholarship program with appropriation, directly funding education and military support services75% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill establishes scholarship program for military reservists, expanding educational access and funding for higher education students.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill establishes scholarship program for Armed Forces Reserve Component members, directly funding education benefits for veterans and reservists.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Student Financial Aid National Guard & Reserve Veteran Education

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in committee · Ohio · House May 13, 2026

HB 797: Enact the Ohio Students and Families Workforce Strengthening Act

To establish the Social Work Apprenticeship Retention and Training (SMART) Internship Program, to name this act the Ohio Students and Families Workforce Strengthening Act, and to make an appropriation.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly makes an appropriation to fund the SMART Internship Program, directly advancing budget allocation for workforce development.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill establishes internship program for social work education, enhancing workforce training and educational access in higher education.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill establishes internship program for social work apprentices, strengthening workforce training and retention in labor sector75% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Apprenticeships

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in committee · Ohio · House Feb 18, 2026

HB 698: Enact the S.B. 1 Compliance Supplemental Appropriation Act

To amend sections 113.70, 113.73, 3345.45, and 3345.454; to enact sections 107.037, 3345.0220, 3345.0221, and 3345.0222; and to repeal section 3345.456 of the Revised Code to enact the S.B. 1 Compliance Supplemental Appropriation Act regarding the operation of state institutions of higher education.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill enacts supplemental appropriations for state higher education institutions, directly allocating additional state funds to support public education operations.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill provides supplemental funding for state higher education institutions via appropriation to comply with S.B. 1, directly advancing funding for higher education as per topic description.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Higher Education

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in committee · Ohio · House Feb 18, 2026

HB 700: Regards Ohio Access to Justice Foundation, use of state funds

To amend sections 117.01, 120.521, and 120.54 and to enact sections 9.631 and 3129.07 of the Revised Code to modify the membership of the board of directors of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation and to prohibit the use of state funds for certain purposes.

Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesProhibits state funds for certain purposes, restricting budget allocation under Finance and Appropriations subject.90% confidence

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in committee · Ohio · Senate Feb 11, 2026

SB 352: Regards behavioral health screenings in the perinatal period

To enact sections 3702.41, 3902.65, and 5119.171 of the Revised Code regarding behavioral health screenings in the perinatal period and to make an appropriation.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly makes an appropriation for perinatal behavioral health screenings, directly funding a health program through state budget provisions.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnacts mandatory behavioral health screenings during perinatal period and funds implementation, expanding mental health access for new mothers per Revised Code sections.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Mental Health Women's Health

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in committee · Ohio · Senate Mar 4, 2026

SB 367: Allow a sales and use tax exemption for certain projects

To amend sections 4582.72, 5739.02, and 5739.03 of the Revised Code to allow a sales and use tax exemption for materials and services purchased for certain projects when a port authority or county refuses to endorse an agreement concerning the project.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax exemption for project materials/services, reducing tax burden for port authorities/counties under specified conditions.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationTax exemption for port project materials/services reduces costs for transportation infrastructure development, aligning with funding support indicators for transportation projects.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Sales Tax Tax Incentives Ports

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in committee · Ohio · House Mar 4, 2026

HJR 7: CA: Exempt owner-occupied residences from property tax

Proposing to amend Section 2 of Article XII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to, beginning in 2027, exempt owner-occupied residences from property tax and to modify the manner and mode of property taxation.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExempts owner-occupied residences from property tax, providing direct tax relief to homeowners, aligning with tax relief indicators for 'support' stance.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Property Tax

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in committee · Ohio · House Mar 4, 2026

HB 720: Regards non-private endowment funds, tax-exempt organizations

To amend sections 117.30, 117.36, and 1715.51 and to enact sections 117.281, 1715.60, 1715.61, 1715.62, 1715.63, 1715.64, 1715.65, 1715.66, 1715.67, 1715.68, 1715.69, 1715.70, and 1715.71 of the Revised Code to establish standards for transparency and oversight of non-private endowment funds and to permit the state to recover public money provided to tax-exempt organizations that fail to comply with federal tax regulation and reporting law.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill establishes oversight to recover public funds from non-compliant tax-exempt orgs, promoting fiscal responsibility and preventing misuse of public money.92% confidence

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in committee · Ohio · Senate Feb 11, 2026

SB 359: Modify tax enforcement authority and sales tax exemption

To amend sections 323.121, 323.132, 323.31, 718.08, 718.27, 718.88, 718.89, 4503.06, 5703.42, 5703.52, 5703.60, 5703.70, 5717.01, 5717.011, 5717.02, 5721.011, 5726.21, 5739.02, 5745.04, 5747.09, 5747.15, 5747.43, and 5751.06 and to enact sections 5703.59, 5717.021, and 5739.125 of the Revised Code to modify the tax enforcement authority of the Department of Taxation, municipal tax administrators, county treasurers, and the Board of Tax Appeals and to modify a sales tax exemption for automated car wash services.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill modifies tax enforcement authority and sales tax exemptions, strengthening tax administration and fiscal management per its summary.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Sales Tax Tax Incentives

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in committee · Ohio · House Feb 4, 2026

HB 671: Regards school districts that challenge foundation funding

To enact section 3317.50 of the Revised Code regarding school districts that bring a legal action against the state challenging the calculation and distribution of foundation funding and to make an appropriation.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill makes specific appropriation for school foundation funding, directly advancing education budget allocation per Revised Code section 3317.50.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill addresses legal challenges to foundation funding, ensuring stable distribution via appropriation, aligning with education funding protection.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations School Funding

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