Senate Bill 50 - 136th General Assembly

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	February 11, 2025	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Senator Schaffer		Sponsor	Download witness testimony document for Senator Schaffer

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	February 18, 2025	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Tod Bowen	Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Tod Bowen
Chris Ferruso	NFIB in Ohio	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Chris Ferruso
Hannah Kubbins	Americans for Prosperity - Ohio	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Hannah Kubbins
Bill Sterling	Greater Ohio Showmen's Association	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Bill Sterling
Kim Barlag	Pickerington Chamber of Commerce	Proponent	Download witness testimony document for Kim Barlag

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	February 25, 2025	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 3rd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Heather Smith	Policy Matters Ohio	Opponent	Download witness testimony document for Heather Smith

History for Senate Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Workforce Development	March 18, 2025	4th Hearing	Download Bill Text for Workforce Development 4th Hearing

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Commerce and Labor	June 11, 2025	1st Hearing	Download Bill Text for Commerce and Labor 1st Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Senator Schaffer	Ohio Senate	Proponent	Download Testimony for Senator Schaffer

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Commerce and Labor	October 8, 2025	2nd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Commerce and Labor 2nd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Jared Weiser	National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Ohio	Proponent	Download Testimony for Jared Weiser
Bill Sterling	Greater Ohio Showmen's Association	Proponent	Download Testimony for Bill Sterling
Tod Bowen	Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance	Proponent	Download Testimony for Tod Bowen

History for House Committees
Committee	Date	Status	Bill Text
Commerce and Labor	November 5, 2025	3rd Hearing	Download Bill Text for Commerce and Labor 3rd Hearing

Witness Testimonies
Witness	Organization	Testifying As	Document
Brianna Booker	Children's Defense Fund-Ohio	Opponent	Download Testimony for Brianna Booker
Rebecca Gorski	North Shore AFL- CIO Federation of Labor	Opponent	Download Testimony for Rebecca Gorski
Jamie L Shumaker	Central Ohio Labor Council, AFL-CIO	Opponent	Download Testimony for Jamie L Shumaker
Isbel Alvarado	Central Ohio Worker Center	Opponent	Download Testimony for Isbel Alvarado
Heather Smith	Policy Matters Ohio	Opponent	Download Testimony for Heather Smith

Primary Sponsors

Tim Schaffer

REPRESENTATIVES

Cindy Abrams Gary Click Meredith Craig Rodney Creech Jack K. Daniels Steve Demetriou Michael D. Dovilla Tex Fischer Sarah Fowler Arthur Jennifer Gross Thomas Hall Mark Hiner Adam Holmes Marilyn John Mark Johnson Angela N. King Matthew Kishman Roy Klopfenstein Beth Lear Brian Lorenz Adam Mathews Ty D. Mathews Kevin D. Miller Melanie Miller Bob Peterson Phil Plummer Monica Robb Blasdel Bill Roemer Jodi Salvo Nick Santucci Jean Schmidt David Thomas Bernard Willis Tom Young

SENATORS

Andrew O. Brenner Jerry C. Cirino Theresa Gavarone Stephen A. Huffman Terry Johnson Kyle Koehler Al Landis George F. Lang Sandra O'Brien Thomas F. Patton Bill Reineke Michele Reynolds Kristina D. Roegner Mark Romanchuk Shane Wilkin Steve Wilson