Adam Mathews News

State Reps. Jamie Callender (R-Concord) and Adam Mathews (R- Lebanon) today introduced House Bill 313, legislation to address the threats facing fire investigators across Ohio. This bill will define the role of a fire investigator, create permissive language for municipalities and fire departments to allow their fire investigators to carry a firearm while operating in their capacity as a fire investigator, and set the training requirements for fire investigators to enable these fire investigators to carry a firearm in self-defense.

State Rep. Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) has continued his effort to move the “Higher Education Return on Investment Act” forward through the Legislature. The bill will provide more financial transparency to incoming college students in an effort to better clarify financial expectations as they begin their futures. 

State Rep. Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) announced today that the Western & Southern Open will be staying in Mason, Ohio, overcoming attempts to move the tournament to North Carolina. 

Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder (R-Medina) and Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) released a statement on the tax proposals currently before the House Finance and Appropriations Committee in House Bill 59, the biennial operating budget.

State Rep. Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) announced a new series of legislation that aims to provide property tax relief to taxpayers, protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Ohioans, protect the children of parents tragically killed in DUI-related accidents, and bring greater transparency to statewide elections and state labor laws.

The Ohio House of Representatives today passed legislation that will provide authority to the State of Ohio in regulating health insurance navigators, which are individuals or entities charged with helping citizens obtain information relating to health insurance offerings through health exchanges.

State Representatives Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) worked to secure $22.5M in the finalized version of the two-year state budget, which was approved by the General Assembly and signed into law.

Watch as Representative Derickson discusses his recent legislation, House Bill 1, that is moving through the House.

Serving as speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, I have many opportunities to travel around the state. One might say that this has allowed me to become even more familiar with Ohio’s roadways, and that would be an accurate statement.

State Representatives Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Phil Plummer (R-Dayton) announce that House Bill 137 was unanimously approved by the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee this week. The legislation authorizes a feasibility study for an Ohio program similar to the Kentucky Bluegrass Challenge Academy.