House Bill 163 - 136th General Assembly
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| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | April 2, 2025 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Rader | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Kelly Deeter | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | May 28, 2025 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lora Miller | Ohio Council of Retail Merchants | Proponent | Download |
| Joree Novotny | Ohio Association of Foodbanks | Proponent | Download |
| Deacon Nick Bates | Hunger Network in Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Danielle DeLeon Spires | Ohio Poverty Law Center | Proponent | Download |
| Kevin Gowan | Cuyahoga Job & Family Services | Proponent | Download |
| Scott Higgins | Ohio Dairy Producers Association | Proponent | Download |
| Laura Abu-Absi | Ohio JFS Directors' Associaton | Interested Party | Download |
| Regina Campbell | Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati | Proponent | Download |
| Deborah K. Dallmann | Legal Aid Society of Greater Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Dylan Armstrong | The Center for Community Solutions | Proponent | Download |
| Kristin Mullins | Ohio Grocers Association | Proponent | Download |
| Sarah Hudacek | Advocates for Ohio's Future | Proponent | Download |
| Patrina Queen | Legal Aid of Southeast & Central Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Maryam Kiefer | United Way of Greater Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Kristin Warzocha | The Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Proponent | Download |
| Matt Habash | Mid-Ohio Collective | Interested Party | Download |
| Dan Saltzman | Dave's and Lucky's Markets | Proponent | Download |
| Julie Chase-Morefield | Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | June 11, 2025 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | March 18, 2026 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joree Novotny | Ohio Association of Foodbanks | Proponent | Download |
| Kevin Gowan | Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services | Proponent | Download |
| Djuan Wash | Proponent | Download | |
| Kyle Thompson | The Center for Community Solutions | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | May 13, 2026 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | May 20, 2026 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | June 2, 2026 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Semachko | Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Proponent | Download |
| Representative Deeter & Rader | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Jessica Semachko | Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Proponent | Download |
| Joree Novotny | Ohio Association of Foodbanks | Proponent | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Cosponsors
REPRESENTATIVES
Munira Abdullahi
Rachel B. Baker
Adam C. Bird
Sean P. Brennan
Juanita O. Brent
Darnell T. Brewer
Karen Brownlee
Thaddeus J. Claggett
Gary Click
Christine Cockley
Jack K. Daniels
Steve Demetriou
Sedrick Denson
Tex Fischer
Haraz N. Ghanbari
Chris Glassburn
Michele Grim
Derrick Hall
Mark Hiner
Dani Isaacsohn
Dontavius L. Jarrells
Marilyn John
Angela N. King
Roy Klopfenstein
Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe
Crystal Lett
Gayle Manning
Adam Mathews
Ty D. Mathews
Riordan T. McClain
Lauren McNally
Joseph A. Miller, III
Kevin D. Miller
Melanie Miller
Ismail Mohamed
Johnathan Newman
Mike Odioso
Scott Oelslager
Bob Peterson
Beryl Piccolantonio
Phil Plummer
Tracy M. Richardson
Kevin Ritter
Monica Robb Blasdel
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
Elgin Rogers, Jr.
C. Allison Russo
Jodi Salvo
Jean Schmidt
Mark Sigrist
Veronica R. Sims
Anita Somani
D. J. Swearingen
Eric Synenberg
Cecil Thomas
David Thomas
Desiree Tims
Daniel P. Troy
Terrence Upchurch
Andrea White
Erika White
Josh Williams
Bernard Willis
Tom Young