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IntroducedFeb 15, 2023
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Passed HouseJun 21, 2023
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
Enact the Parents' Bill of Rights
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Sep 13, 2023: Referred to committee (Education)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 8
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 65
- Cindy Abrams
- Tim Barhorst
- Adam C. Bird
- Sara P. Carruthers
- Thaddeus J. Claggett
- Gary Click
- Rodney Creech
- Jon Cross
- Bill Dean
- Steve Demetriou
- Dave Dobos
- Jay Edwards
- Ron Ferguson
- Sarah Fowler Arthur
- Haraz N. Ghanbari
- Jennifer Gross
- Thomas Hall
- Brett Hudson Hillyer
- Adam Holmes
- James M. Hoops
- Marilyn S. John
- Mark Johnson
- Don Jones
- Darrell Kick
- Roy Klopfenstein
- Jeff LaRe
- Brian E. Lampton
- Beth Lear
- P. Scott Lipps
- Brian Lorenz
- Mike Loychik
- Susan Manchester
- Gayle Manning
- Adam Mathews
- Riordan T. McClain
- Derek Merrin
- Kevin D. Miller
- Melanie Miller
- Scott Oelslager
- Thomas F. Patton
- Gail K. Pavliga
- Bob Peterson
- Justin Pizzulli
- Phil Plummer
- Jena Powell
- Sharon A. Ray
- Tracy M. Richardson
- Monica Robb Blasdel
- Bill Roemer
- Nick Santucci
- Jean Schmidt
- Bill Seitz
- Dick Stein
- Jason Stephens
- Brian Stewart
- Reggie Stoltzfus
- D. J. Swearingen
- Jim Thomas
- Andrea White
- Scott Wiggam
- Josh Williams
- Bernard Willis
- Tom Young
NO: 29
- Munira Abdullahi
- Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.
- Sean P. Brennan
- Juanita O. Brent
- Darnell T. Brewer
- Richard D. Brown
- Jamie Callender
- Richard Dell'Aquila
- Sedrick Denson
- Elliot Forhan
- Michele Grim
- Latyna M. Humphrey
- Dani Isaacsohn
- Beth Liston
- Lauren McNally
- Adam C. Miller
- Ismail Mohamed
- Elgin Rogers, Jr.
- C. Allison Russo
- Michael J. Skindell
- Anita Somani
- Bride Rose Sweeney
- Cecil Thomas
- Daniel P. Troy
- Terrence Upchurch
- Casey Weinstein
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Sep 13, 2023 | Senate
- Referred to committee (Education)
- Sep 12, 2023 | Senate
- Introduced
- Jun 21, 2023 | House
- Passed
- Jun 14, 2023 | House
- Reported - Amended (Primary and Secondary Education)
- Informally passed
- Feb 16, 2023 | House
- Referred to committee (Primary and Secondary Education)
- Feb 15, 2023 | House
- Introduced
Documents
- Analysis - As IntroducedPDF
- Analysis - As Reported By House CommitteePDF
- Analysis - As Passed By HousePDF
- Testimony by DJ Swearingen (Ohio House of Representatives, Proponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 1st Hearing (March 7, 2023)
- Testimony by Sara Carruthers (Ohio House of Representatives, Proponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 1st Hearing (March 7, 2023)
- Testimony by Beau Euton (Opportunity Solutions Project, Proponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 3rd Hearing (April 25, 2023)
- Testimony by Lisa Breedlove Chaffee (Parents Rights in Education, Proponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 3rd Hearing (April 25, 2023)
- Testimony by Joel Miller (Proponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 3rd Hearing (April 25, 2023)
- Testimony by Tricia L. Bhat (Proponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 3rd Hearing (April 25, 2023)
- Testimony by Renee Stack (Ohio School Counselor Association, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Heather Fairs (Ohio School Counselor Association, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Jeff Wensing (Ohio Education Association, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Savannah Carlstrom Page (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Madison Hernandez (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Mallory Golski (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Dr. Rhea Debussy (Equitas Health, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Danielle Smith (National Association of Social Workers - Ohio Chapter, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Cynthia Peeples (Honesty for Ohio Education, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Alison Paxson (Children's Defense Fund-Ohio, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Gary Daniels (ACLU of Ohio, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Maria Bruno (Equality Ohio, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Dion Manley (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Jeanne Ogden (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Cole-Finley Nelson (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by EJ Busby (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Cathi Kulik (Erase the Space, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Melissa McLaren (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Melissa Meyer (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Gabrielle Doyle (The Trevor Project, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Deboborah K. Cooper (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Nona Landis (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Dr. C. Richele O'Connor (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Cole Campos (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Emily Adams (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Derek Burtch (Erase the Space, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Jocelyn Harper (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Chloe Degitz (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Namiko Kunimoto (Ohio State University, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Kathleen Knight-Abowitz, Rebecca Howard, and Edward Theroux (Talawanda School District, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Rev. Alice Connor (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Bethany Hickman (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by James Vacca (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Heather Harding (Campaign for Our Shared Future, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Sheena Barnes (Toledo City SD Board of Education, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Barrick Stees (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Lalitha Pamidigantam (YWCA Columbus, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by Mariah Payne (Ohio Counseling Association, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 4th Hearing (May 9, 2023)
- Testimony by James Knapp (TransOhio, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 6th Hearing (June 13, 2023)
- Testimony by Liam Strausbaugh (National Association of Social Workers, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 6th Hearing (June 13, 2023)
- Testimony by Melissa McLaren (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 6th Hearing (June 13, 2023)
- Testimony by Mary See-Kennedy (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 6th Hearing (June 13, 2023)
- Testimony by Elaine Schleiffer (Cleveland Bisexual + Network, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 6th Hearing (June 13, 2023)
- Testimony by Rhea Debussy (Equitas Health, Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 6th Hearing (June 13, 2023)
- Testimony by Minna Zelch (Opponent) -- Primary and Secondary Education, 6th Hearing (June 13, 2023)
- Testimony by Representative DJ Swearingen (The Ohio House of Representatives, Sponsor) -- Education, 1st Hearing (December 5, 2023)
- Testimony by Representative Sara Carruthers (The Ohio House of Representatives, Sponsor) -- Education, 1st Hearing (December 5, 2023)
- Testimony by Amanda Erickson (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Mallory Golski (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Savannah Carlstrom Page, MSW, LISW (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Cody Clark (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Ayne Turner (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Gary Daniels (ACLU of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Heather Fairs (Ohio School Counselor Association, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Liam Strausbaugh (NASW Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Kara Butlien-Cohen (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Annie Stillion (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Kat Steiner (YWCA Greater Cincinnati + PFLAG Cincinnati, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Maria Bruno (Equality Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Bridget McConaughy (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Jeanne Ogden (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Cam Ogden (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Jade Dutiel (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Lisa Chaffee (Parents Rights In Education, Proponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Beau Euton (Opportunity Solutions Project, Proponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Michael Carney (Citizen of Ohio, Proponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Patty Benninger (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Celine Rajoulh (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Stephanie L. Ash, MSW, LSW, Esq. (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Jennifer Kuhn (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Amanda Kostura (Carve Your Own Path, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Mark Hiser (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Anne Miano (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Jared Cutler (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Jaime Miracle (Pro-Choice Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Esther Pittinger (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Elizabeth T Rieger MSW LISW-S (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Mary Klain (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Lizzie Bjork (LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by TransOhio (TransOhio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Dr. Rhea Debussy (Equitas Health, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Melissa McLaren (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Dawn M. Riggs (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by James Knapp (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by F. Smith (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Lis Regula (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Halle Martin (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Carson Hartlage and Delia Sosa (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Crystal Bigley MPAL,MSW, LSW, LICDC (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Felix Prewitt (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Taseen Alam (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Jennifer Adair, Tina Pierce, Eric Brown (Columbus Board of Education, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Kat Scaglione (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Rob Hofmann (American Atheists, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Dr. Nicolas Shannon Savard (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Tara Muratore Strang (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Mikael McLaren (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Erin Upchurch (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Scott DiMauro (Ohio Education Association, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Minna Zelch (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Erin Kotch (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Mariah Payne (Ohio Counseling Association/SAIGEO, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Oliver Johnson (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Cynthia Peeples (Honesty for Ohio Education, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Elaine Fleschner (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Cyrus Paris (Citizen of Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Linda Harvey (Mission America and Protect Ohio Children, Proponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Andrea McCullough (Citizen of Ohio, Proponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Kathleen Beyer (Mean Street Ohio, Proponent) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Rachel Chilton (Ohio School Psychologists Association, Interested Party) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Becky Finni, DHS, OTR/L, RAC-CT, FAOTA (Ohio Occupational Therapy Association, Interested Party) -- Education, 2nd Hearing (December 12, 2023)
- Testimony by Jeanne Ogden (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Maria Bruno (Equality Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Liam Strausbaugh (NASW Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Dara Adkison (TransOhio, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Rob Hofmann (American Atheists, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Gabrielle Doyle (Trevor Project, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Mallory Golski (Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Melissa Cropper (Ohio Federation of Teachers, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Troy McIntosh (Ohio Christian Education Network, Proponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Cam Ogden (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Halle Martin (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Autumn Kintner (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Jeffrey Remaklus (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Linda Harvey (Mission America, Proponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Faye Macrae (Trans Ohio, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Ross Widenor (Elected and Community Leaders in Summit County, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Lis Regula (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Jennifer Morin-Williamson (self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Tanya Salyers (YMCA Columbus, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Cara Habermehl (Ohio School Counselor Association, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Dr. Christina Collins (Honesty for Ohio Education, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Harley J. D. Rubin (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by James Knapp (self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by John Stover (Ohio Value Voters, Proponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Kat Scaglione (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Ashley Dudinsky (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Stephanie L. Ash MSW, LSW, Esq (self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Elizabeth Rieger (Self, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
- Testimony by Dr. Rhea Debussy (Equitas Health, Opponent) -- Education, 3rd Hearing (April 23, 2024)
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