Rep. Michele Grim

Maddy summaryHR 148 is a non-binding resolution urging Ohio residents to safely store and secure their firearms. It does not create new legal requirements or penalties but serves as a public recommendation to firearm owners. The resolution directly addresses Ohioans who own firearms, encouraging practices to prevent unauthorized access or accidents. As a symbolic measure, it has no enforceable policy changes.

To amend section 2923.25 of the Revised Code to require that gun trigger locks be attached and provided with firearms sales by federally licensed firearms dealers.

To enact section 5534.502 of the Revised Code to designate the interchange of I-475 and Dorr Street in Lucas County as the "Keith G. Earley Memorial Interchange."

To amend sections 3314.03 and 3326.11; to enact section 3131.01; and to repeal sections 3109.054, 3129.01, 3129.02, 3129.03, 3129.04, 3129.05, 3129.06, 3313.473, 3313.5320, 3319.90, 3345.562, and 3345.90 of the Revised Code to protect parents' rights to equitable access to medical care, behavioral health care, hygiene care, and educational opportunities for their children and to name this act the Parents' Rights to Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (P.R.I.D.E.) Act.

To establish a grant program to reimburse local government entities for the acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of community recreation spaces, to name this act the Fit, Safe, and Strong Communities Act, and to make an appropriation.

Maddy summaryHB 329 designates February 1st as "Ohio World Hijab Day" through a new section in the Ohio Revised Code. This ceremonial bill formally recognizes the day without creating new policies, funding, or affecting specific groups. It serves solely as a symbolic observance by the state.

Maddy summaryHB 315 designates May 29 as "Sojourner Truth Day" in the state's Revised Code. This procedural bill creates a ceremonial observance date without imposing new requirements or affecting specific groups. The key mechanism is adding the designation to official state law, formally recognizing the day annually. It does not alter any existing policies or create new obligations.

Proposing to amend Section 11 of Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to reconcile Ohio law with federal law regarding same sex marriage and to recognize the right to interracial marriage.

Maddy summaryHB 312 would designate the walleye as the official fish of the state by adding a new section (5.037) to the Revised Code. This bill does not impose new regulations or affect specific groups; it is a symbolic measure to formally recognize the walleye as a state emblem. The key mechanism is the legal addition of this designation to the state's official symbols, replacing any prior designation with the walleye. This change would appear in state documents and official communications as a non-regulatory emblem.

To enact sections 4723.95, 4731.45, 4732.34, 4743.12, 4757.46, and 4758.73 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain licensed health care professionals from engaging in conversion therapy for minor patients.