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. 

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.

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.

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.

State Representatives Adam Mathews’ (R-Lebanon) and Nick Santucci’s (R-Howland Twp.) legislation to raise the tax deduction for joint filers for contributions to 529 plans and Ohio ABLE savings accounts unanimously passed during its committee hearing on Tuesday.

State Representatives Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) introduced legislation that would simplify Ohio’s legal system by clarifying against which parties and in what time frame certain lawsuits must be filed. 

State Representatives Adam Mathews’ (R-Lebanon) and Monica Robb Blasdel’s (R-Columbiana County) legislation to streamline tax reporting requirements for remote workers unanimously passed during its committee hearing Tuesday. 

State Representatives Adam Mathews’ (R-Lebanon) legislation known as the “Higher Education Return on Investment Act” unanimously passed during its committee hearing Wednesday. The bill provides more financial transparency to incoming college students in an effort to better clarify financial expectations as they begin their futures.