Rep. Crystal Lett

To amend sections 3301.50, 3301.53, 3301.54, 3301.56, 3313.48, 3313.64, 3313.646, 3313.842, 3313.98, 3313.981, 3314.03, 3314.08, 3317.011, 3317.0110, 3317.02, 3317.0213, 3317.03, 3321.01, 3321.05, 3323.02, 5753.021, and 5753.031 and to enact sections 3301.542, 3301.591, 3301.592, 3313.6415, and 3317.083 of the Revised Code to increase the rate of the sports gaming tax on certain operators, to require all-day kindergarten, to establish universal preschool programs, and to name this act the Preschool for All Act.

To enact sections 9.484 and 1521.301 of the Revised Code to require data centers to report monthly and yearly water consumption and to prohibit data centers from including water consumption information in nondisclosure agreements with political subdivisions.

To amend section 5747.01 and to enact section 5180.23 of the Revised Code to establish the At-Home Infant Care Program in the Department of Children and Youth, to exempt payments received under the program from the state income tax, to name this act the At-Home Infant Care Program Act, and to make an appropriation.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the law governing Ohio's Child Care Choice Voucher Program to update how families receive financial assistance for child care costs. It directs the Department of Children and Youth to use specific funding to provide vouchers to eligible families whose caretaker parents are employed or in education or training programs. To qualify, families must have incomes below 240% of the federal poverty line but not meet the stricter income limits for the Publicly Funded Child Care Program. The bill also sets a requirement that payment rates be established by November 2026 and removes the mandate that family child care homes use the Step Up to Quality Program rating system.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a commemorative resolution honoring L. Helen Rankin, a former Ohio state representative who passed away. It formally expresses condolences to her family and acknowledges her 16 years of public service, during which she served on the Finance and Appropriations and Human Resources committees. The resolution highlights her advocacy for women's health, children, and social services, and directs the House Clerk to send a copy of the document to her family.

To amend section 5104.54 of the Revised Code to modify Ohio's child care cost-sharing program and to name this act the Fair Tri-Share Child Care Program Act.

To enact sections 3902.65 and 5164.081 of the Revised Code to require insurance and Medicaid coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of menopause, perimenopause, and menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms and to name this act the Ohio Menopause, Perimenopause, and Hormone Therapy Coverage Act.

To amend sections 5104.30 and 5104.34 and to enact section 5104.342 of the Revised Code to provide publicly funded child care benefits to certain child care staff members and to make an appropriation.

To amend sections 5104.015, 5104.017, 5104.018, and 5104.019 and to enact section 5104.044 of the Revised Code regarding procedures for inspecting child care providers.

To amend sections 3517.01 and 3517.08 of the Revised Code to allow a campaign committee to refund a political contribution to the donor for any reason.