Representative Dontavius L. Jarrells - District 25

COLUMBUS –Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) issued a statement following the final passage of House Bill (HB) 74, the state’s two-year transportation budget. Democrats fought against the governor’s proposed cuts to public transit funding in the bill, securing more than $221 million over the next two years, more than doubling the governor’s proposed investment. 

COLUMBUS—Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus) will be introducing legislation removing additional derogatory language within the state’s code. This legislation will be continuation of the work started by House Bill 158 in the 131st General Assembly, which replaced references to “mentally retarded person” in the Ohio Revised Code.

Today, Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) signed on as a co-sponsor to the Ohio Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation that would protect LGBTQ+ Ohioans from discrimination in employment, housing and accommodations. A previous version of the Ohio Fairness Act (The Equal Housing and Employment Act) passed the Ohio House of Representatives on Sept. 15, 2009, with bipartisan support. Last General Assembly, the Ohio Fairness Act had 3 hearings but did not receive a committee vote.

Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) and House Democratic lawmakers Wednesday voted in opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 22, controversial Republican legislation that would threaten the health and safety of Ohioans by curbing authority from the governor and health director during public health crises.