Ashley Bryant Bailey News

State Representative Tom Young (R-Washington Township) is pleased to announce that the Ohio House of Representatives today passed House Bill 582, legislation that modernizes laws for embalmers, funeral directors and crematories in Ohio.  

State Representative Tom Young (R-Washington Township) announced that the Ohio House of Representatives today passed House Bill 582, legislation that modernizes laws for embalmers, funeral directors and crematories in Ohio.  

COLUMBUS – State Representative Monica Robb Blasdel (R-New Waterford) this week presented a resolution from the Ohio House of Representatives to Mark Lamoncha, president and CEO of Humtown Products and a board member of the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, in recognition of being named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2026 Ohio Small Business Person of the Year.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Ashley Bryant Bailey (D-Cincinnati) today joined a coalition of health care advocates, physicians, and elected officials for a virtual press event hosted by Protect Our Care, calling out the catastrophic damage that Donald Trump and Republicans have done to Ohio's health system through the largest Medicaid Cuts in American history. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Ashley Bryant Bailey (D-Cincinnati) today announced the introduction of two pieces of legislation for Earth Day aimed at protecting Ohio families and children from the dangers of radon exposure. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and is often an undetected environmental hazard. 

CINCINNATI, OH — State Rep. Ashley Bryant-Bailey (D-Cincinnati) today joined local and national leaders at a press conference to condemn the violence and reaffirm support for access to essential health care services following an arson attack on a Planned Parenthood health center in Cincinnati.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Ashley Bryant Bailey (D-Cincinnati) recently introduced House Bill (HB) 804, the Childcare Tax Credit Act, legislation to help working families afford the rising cost of childcare.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) and Ashley Bryant-Bailey (D-Cincinnati) recently introduced legislation to provide publicly funded childcare benefits to childcare employees who work at least 20 hours per week. House Bill (HB) 768 allows county Jobs and Family Services offices to exclude family income when determining eligibility for publicly funded childcare. 

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader, Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), Assistant Minority Leader Phil Robinson (D-Solon), Minority Whip Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D- Gahanna), Representative Anita Somani (D- Dublin), Representative Karen Brownlee (D- Symmes Township), Representative Crystal Lett (D- Hilliard), Representative Munira Abdullahi (D- Columbus) and Representative Tristan Rader (D- Lakewood) today unveiled innovative and timely legislation that will reduce Ohioans’ rising healthcare, childcare, energy, housing, and consumer goods costs. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Ashley Bryant Bailey (D-Cincinnati) today introduced a House resolution honoring the life and legacy of former State Representative L. Helen Rankin, the first Black woman elected to the Ohio House of Representatives.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Ashley Bryant Bailey (D-Cincinnati) Wednesday voted “NO” on House Bill (HB) 730, legislation that passed the Ohio House with a vote of 66–29, citing serious concerns about its impact on Hamilton County families and the sustainability of SNAP services across Ohio.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Ashley Bryant Bailey (D-Cincinnati) and Anita Somani (D-Dublin) Tuesday introduced their new bill, the Ohio Menopause and Hormone Therapy Act, also known as the Hormone Optimization Treatment Through Insurance Expansion (H.O.T.T.I.E.) Act. This bill would align Ohio's insurance standards with updated federal guidance and current clinical evidence regarding menopausal hormone therapy. It expands access to care and ensures patients can work with their doctors to make informed, individualized decisions about their health, without worrying about unaffordable out-of-pocket costs.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Ashley Bryant Bailey (D-Cincinnati) will soon introduce the Menopause Coverage Act - the Hormone Optimization Treatment Through Insurance Expansion Act (HOTTIE) - legislation that would require Ohio insurers to cover hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat menopause, bringing Ohio's standards in line with the FDA's updated guidance.