Senate Bill 153 - 136th General Assembly
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| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Government | April 8, 2025 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Theresa Gavarone and Senator Andrew Brenner | Ohio Senate | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Government | April 29, 2025 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Siders | FGA Action | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Government | May 27, 2025 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jen Miller | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Kelly Dufour | Common Cause Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Greer Aeschbury | All Voting is Local Action | Opponent | Download |
| Andrew Kohn | Retired | Opponent | Download |
| Sharlyn Katzner | LWVBG | Opponent | Download |
| Barb Greene | none | Opponent | Download |
| Chloe Misorski | Interested Party | Download | |
| Karen Bratburd | DHS USCIS and Department of State | Opponent | Download |
| Angelique Gates | Cleveland VOTES | Opponent | Download |
| Amanda Subler Abounader | Opponent | Download | |
| Laura Rushton | Opponent | Download | |
| Benjamin Kapferer | Opponent | Download | |
| John C. Anderson | Opponent | Download | |
| Donna Cecil | Interested Party | Download | |
| Emanuel Cecil | Interested Party | Download | |
| Donna Young | Interested Party | Download | |
| Greg | Fraley | Interested Party | Download |
| Greg Fraley | Interested Party | Download | |
| Elizabeth A. Burwell | Interested Party | Download | |
| Sue Lindeman | Suzi's Places | Interested Party | Download |
| James Greenfield | n/a | Interested Party | Download |
| Beauregard Patterson | Fair Elections Center | Opponent | Download |
| Elisabeth Thomas-Matej | Opponent | Download | |
| Sybrina King | Opponent | Download | |
| Robin Snyder | Opponent | Download | |
| Sylvia Chinn-Levy | Opponent | Download | |
| Deborah K Cooper | N/A | Opponent | Download |
| Anne Houdek | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Jay Zenitsky | Opponent | Download | |
| Richard Topper | Opponent | Download | |
| Rachael Belz | Ohio Citizen Action | Opponent | Download |
| Elena Klingler | Opponent | Download | |
| Olivia Jump | Opponent | Download | |
| Chuck Soder | Individual | Opponent | Download |
| Trudy Hutchinson | Seeds of Literacy | Opponent | Download |
| Kyle Herman | Stow City Councilman At-Large | Opponent | Download |
| David P. Fuhry | Opponent | Download | |
| Karen Eliot | Opponent | Download | |
| Cristine Cravens | Opponent | Download | |
| peter maxwell | Opponent | Download | |
| Debbie Schmieding | League of Women Voters of Athens county | Opponent | Download |
| Kate Hamilton | Campaign Legal Center | Opponent | Download |
| Lachandra Baker | Lachandra B Baker Edutainment LLC | Opponent | Download |
| Scott Sibley | Opponent | Download | |
| Emily Vermillion | Myself | Opponent | Download |
| Gregory M Jevniikar | Interested Party | Download | |
| Penny Hart | Interested Party | Download | |
| Christopher Stevens | Opponent | Download | |
| Lynn Buffington | Opponent | Download | |
| Kari Eckel | Opponent | Download | |
| Iris Meltzer | Opponent | Download | |
| Katie McKibben | none | Opponent | Download |
| Garrett Westhoven | Opponent | Download | |
| Lisa Pultz | Opponent | Download | |
| Catherine M. Manzo | self | Opponent | Download |
| Andrea R Yagoda | Opponent | Download | |
| David Pepper | Opponent | Download | |
| Beth Sullebarger, President | Woman's City Club of Greater Cincinnati | Opponent | Download |
| Kathleen Connaughton Robisch | N/A | Opponent | Download |
| Jean Henderson | None | Opponent | Download |
| M. Jennifer Martin Silva | Opponent | Download | |
| Gary Daniels | ACLU of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Martha Sweterlitsch | Opponent | Download | |
| Eileen Watts | Interested Party | Download | |
| Andrea Kovesdi | Opponent | Download | |
| Kevin C. O'Neil | Personal | Opponent | Download |
| Denise Riley | Rank The Vote Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Tristan Trayton Hatfield | Interested Party | Download | |
| Cynthia Thompson | Interested Party | Download | |
| Charis Peterson | Interested Party | Download | |
| John Schmieding | None | Opponent | Download |
| Lauren Kunis | VoteRiders | Opponent | Download |
| Kayla Griffin | All Voting is Local Action | Opponent | Download |
| Laurie Groves | Interested Party | Download | |
| Richard Pietro | none | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Williams | Myself | Opponent | Download |
| Elise Foster | Opponent | Download | |
| Amy Dommett | Opponent | Download | |
| Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy | Opponent | Download | |
| Julie Muchiarone | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Scott A Greene | Interested Party | Download | |
| Katherine Ann Rivet | Opponent | Download | |
| Mary Cullison | Interested Party | Download | |
| James Powel | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Josephine K Price | Interested Party | Download | |
| James Roush | Interested Party | Download | |
| Claire Wagner | Fair Districts Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Andrew Green | Opponent | Download | |
| Loraine A McCosker | none | Opponent | Download |
| Stacie Novelli | Opponent | Download | |
| Mary Klain | Opponent | Download | |
| Carol J Mesnick | Opponent | Download | |
| Gail Niederlehner | Interested Party | Download | |
| William Schuck | Interested Party | Download | |
| James Rigano | Interested Party | Download | |
| Sue Mazzarini | Interested Party | Download | |
| Eric H. Zagrans | Zagrans Law Firm LLC | Opponent | Download |
| Alicia Pagan | Opponent | Download | |
| Scott Taylor | Interested Party | Download | |
| Martha Cooper | Interested Party | Download | |
| Allison Nickolai | Interested Party | Download | |
| Dan Niederlehner | Interested Party | Download | |
| Alyssa Louagie | Opponent | Download | |
| Douglas L Berger | Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie | Opponent | Download |
| Brenda Buchanan | self | Opponent | Download |
| Richard Silva | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Government | October 28, 2025 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank LaRose | Secretary of State | Proponent | Download |
| Chad Ennis | Honest Elections Project Action | Proponent | Download |
| Beau Euton | FGA Action | Proponent | Download |
| peter maxwell | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Carolyn Harding | concerned citizen | Opponent | Download |
| Marilyn Kohn | Opponent | Download | |
| Carlos Buford | Black Lives Matter Dayton | Opponent | Download |
| Joan Palmer | Opponent | Download | |
| Jennifer Miller | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Bob Mccollister | Myself | Opponent | Download |
| Ian Logan | Opponent | Download | |
| Mimi Plevin-Foust | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Deborah Cooper | N/A | Opponent | Download |
| Jason Miller | Opponent | Download | |
| Elaine Bayless | Opponent | Download | |
| John Brevoort | Self | Opponent | Download |
| JOANN L KRUGER | Opponent | Download | |
| Debbie Schmieding | Opponent | Download | |
| James Heironimus | Opponent | Download | |
| janice k lanier | Individual | Opponent | Download |
| Joseph L Kaiser | Opponent | Download | |
| Nusrat Mehdi | Opponent | Download | |
| Karen Eliot | Opponent | Download | |
| Jennifer Reed | Opponent | Download | |
| Karl Christopher | Opponent | Download | |
| Tana M. Schiewer | Opponent | Download | |
| Jean Henderson | self | Opponent | Download |
| Tony D'Ambrosio | Opponent | Download | |
| Andrew Kohn | Retired | Opponent | Download |
| Marilyn C. Holtz | Opponent | Download | |
| Ann Sherif | Opponent | Download | |
| Nathan Davis | Opponent | Download | |
| Leah Janssen | self | Opponent | Download |
| Steven A Borror | Vertiv | Opponent | Download |
| Max Edward Gilman | Opponent | Download | |
| Dorothy J Singer | Mr. and Mrs. | Opponent | Download |
| Amanda Abounader | Opponent | Download | |
| Ronald R Warner | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Pierre Wolfe | Opponent | Download | |
| Abby Buckerfield | Opponent | Download | |
| Robin Snyder | Opponent | Download | |
| Dr. Mary Ramey | Opponent | Download | |
| Elisabeth Plumlee-Watson | Opponent | Download | |
| Lucy Anne McKosky | zero eight one, inc | Opponent | Download |
| Alan Ullman | Opponent | Download | |
| Laura Rushton | Opponent | Download | |
| Kimberly a michel | Opponent | Download | |
| Katherine Carlson | Opponent | Download | |
| Andrew Green | Opponent | Download | |
| Victoria McMillan | Opponent | Download | |
| Glenn R Campbell | Opponent | Download | |
| David Benson | Opponent | Download | |
| Jennifer Sumerak | Opponent | Download | |
| Charlotte J. Owens | Opponent | Download | |
| Catherine Weygandt | Opponent | Download | |
| Janine L Migden-Ostrander | Opponent | Download | |
| Lindsey Wyckoff | Opponent | Download | |
| Ashley Maier Owen | Opponent | Download | |
| Gus Dahlberg | Opponent | Download | |
| Jessica Kwiatkowski | Opponent | Download | |
| John Zajc | Opponent | Download | |
| Claire M Wagner | Myself | Opponent | Download |
| Brittany Hulbert | Opponent | Download | |
| MARY HUCK | Opponent | Download | |
| Beth Sullebarger | Opponent | Download | |
| Kathleen Gaige | League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown | Opponent | Download |
| Sheryl J. Doggett | Myself | Opponent | Download |
| Cori Yaeger | Opponent | Download | |
| Julia Kay Coughlin | Opponent | Download | |
| Gene Powell | Opponent | Download | |
| Cheryl Ermann Weinstein | CWRU | Opponent | Download |
| Christina J Musser | Opponent | Download | |
| Keith Gehring | Opponent | Download | |
| Mary Earle | Opponent | Download | |
| Amy Czarnecki Gustine | Opponent | Download | |
| Patricia Wittberg | Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Korte | Opponent | Download | |
| Maxine Irvin | Opponent | Download | |
| Brandon Mooney | Myself | Opponent | Download |
| Mandee Young | Opponent | Download | |
| Christine Ferens | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Eliza(beth) Helwig Carlson | Private Citizen | Opponent | Download |
| Nicholas Denton | Opponent | Download | |
| John C. Anderson | Opponent | Download | |
| Ruth Ann Farthing | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Michiko Watanabe | self | Opponent | Download |
| Kathryn Hanratty | none | Opponent | Download |
| Christine Carli | Opponent | Download | |
| Jamie Bullock | Opponent | Download | |
| Audry Alabiso | Opponent | Download | |
| Christy Backley | Opponent | Download | |
| Sherry Rose | Opponent | Download | |
| Lisa Lee Kohler | Opponent | Download | |
| Jennifer Ginder | Opponent | Download | |
| Suzanne Perry | League of Women Voters | Opponent | Download |
| Loraine A Ann McCosker | none | Opponent | Download |
| Ariel W Miller | self | Opponent | Download |
| Katherine Louagie | Opponent | Download | |
| Milena Wood | Abortion Forward | Opponent | Download |
| Allison Sage | Opponent | Download | |
| Jessica Semel | Opponent | Download | |
| Rebecca E Weiss | Retired | Opponent | Download |
| Jean Mankamyer | Opponent | Download | |
| M. Jennifer Martin Silva | Opponent | Download | |
| Debra Shankland | Opponent | Download | |
| Lynn Buffington | NA | Opponent | Download |
| Sarah Burton-Price | Opponent | Download | |
| Vijay Shah | Opponent | Download | |
| lynn miller | Opponent | Download | |
| Lisa Bammerlin | Opponent | Download | |
| Jenny L Conrad | Opponent | Download | |
| Ed George | Opponent | Download | |
| Lisa G Robeson | Opponent | Download | |
| Lisa Cyrocki | Opponent | Download | |
| Deborah Phelan | Self | Opponent | Download |
| John Gray Buta | Opponent | Download | |
| Lauren Kunis | VoteRiders | Opponent | Download |
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Interested Party | Download |
| Brett Riffle and Jeff Rezabek | Ohio Association of Election Officials | Interested Party | Download |
| Kerstin Sjoberg | Disability Rights Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Government | November 5, 2025 | 5th Hearing | Download |