Dontavius L. Jarrells News

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. 

State Representative Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) this week announced the inclusion of new income tax cuts in the latest version of the state operating budget.

State Representative Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) this week announced the inclusion of new funding for the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament in the latest version of the state operating budget. 

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D- Columbus) issued a statement today calling on the state of Ohio to quickly distribute federal rental assistance funds to Ohioans still struggling to pay rent. Ohio risks losing $104 million in COVID-19 rental assistance money if it is not allocated more quickly. 

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Phil Plummer (R-Dayton) have introduced legislation that would require the Ohio Department of Education to study the feasibility of implementing a program similar to the Kentucky Bluegrass Challenge Academy.

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Adam C. Miller (D-Columbus) recently introduced legislation that will extend the existing municipal income tax exemption for military pay to members of all Uniformed Services.

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Monica Robb Blasdel (R-Columbiana County) introduced legislation that will simplify the process for filing municipal net profits taxes in relation to remote work.

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Rep. Jarrells (D-Columbus) issued a statement following the House passage of House Bill (HB) 109, Republican legislation that would increase penalties and create new criminal offenses related to riots. 

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) announced today that House Bill (HB) 453, to create the “Recovery is Beautiful” license plate, passed unanimously out of the House Transportation and Public Safety committee. 

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) expressed today his concerns that the state legislative maps adopted by Republican Redistricting Commission members on Saturday dilute the voting power of Black communities. 

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) announced today that Ohio has received $367.4 million in home energy assistance funds from the federal government this winter to help families struggling with the cost of paying their energy bills. 

COLUMBUS- State. Reps. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) and Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today renewed their calls for a $15 per hour minimum wage after it was announced this week that Ohio’s minimum wage will increase $.50 to $9.30 per hour for 2022. The representatives acknowledged that while the $.50 raise is a step in the right direction, it still doesn’t go far enough to fully support working Ohioans struggling to make ends meet. 

COLUMBUS–State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) issued the following statement after the Dec. 24 death of Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam, a well-respected religious leader in the Columbus Somali and Muslim communities, was ruled a homicide.

State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today highlighted several key priorities he was able to deliver for Ohio taxpayers in 2021, including securing $2 million across District 25 and Franklin County for COVID-19 relief, $1 billion for education, and $76 million for transportation and infrastructure to assist local communities, schools, small businesses, and Ohio’s working people and families affected by coronavirus and ongoing economic uncertainty. 

Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) voted in favor of Substitute House Bill (HB) 169 to appropriate $4.18 billion to support education, expand access to childcare and improve public health, among other investments in Ohio’s working people, families and communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill is funded through several federal COVID-19 relief packages, the majority of which comes from the American Rescue Plan Act backed by Democrats and signed into law by President Biden earlier this year.

State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) issued a statement today after Senate Bill (SB) 157, the latest Republican anti-abortion bill, passed the Ohio House on a party line vote. Opponents say SB 157 would patients in danger by interfering with the ability for doctors and patients to make appropriate and life-saving medical decisions if faced with a medical crisis during pregnancy.