COLUMBUS – State Reps. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) and Sean Brennan (D-Parma) today announced the introduction of House Joint Resolution (HJR) 8 to place a ballot initiative granting 16-year-olds the right to vote in Ohio elections before voters in the November election.
Read Full Story : Reps. Glassburn and Brennan Introduce Resolution to Expand Voting Age to 16-Year-Olds Mon, Jul 6, 2026
COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), Member of the Select Committee on Data Centers Representative Glassburn (D–North Olmstead) House Energy Committee Ranking Member Representative Rader (D–Cleveland), and the members of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus leadership team today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging immediate action to establish a statewide utility rate class for large data centers in order to protect Ohio families and businesses from looming electricity rate increases.
Read Full Story : Ohio House Democrats Urge Governor DeWine to Act on Data Center Electricity Costs Before Ohio Consumers Face Higher Bills Tue, Jun 23, 2026
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 879 aimed at protecting the sanctity of Ohio’s cemeteries. The bill would classify the theft of items from a gravesite as vandalism, a fifth-degree felony.
Read Full Story : Rep. Glassburn Introduces Legislation Increasing Penalties for Thefts Occurring at a Gravesite Mon, Jun 22, 2026
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 878, designed to safeguard Ohio’s most vital natural resource. HB 878 would establish increased civil penalties for repeat offenders of illegal dredge dumping in Lake Erie, raising the maximum fine to $37,500 per day and per violation.
Read Full Story : Rep. Glassburn Introduces Bill to Increase Civil Penalties for Repeat Dredge Dumping Thu, Jun 18, 2026
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 883, which would require Medicaid to reimburse EMS providers for treatment-in-place services. This proposal would establish a new reimbursement rate for services provided by EMS that did not result in transportation to a hospital.
Read Full Story : Rep. Glassburn Introduces Bill to Support EMS Providers and Reduce ER Overcrowding Wed, Jun 17, 2026
COLUMBUS - State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the passage of Senate Bill 450, the state's biennial capital appropriations budget. The bill allocates nearly $4B for vital statewide infrastructure including $475K directly targeting community projects across House District 15.
Read Full Story : Rep. Glassburn Secures Key Community Investments in the State Capital Budget Fri, Jun 12, 2026
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted), today announced, in an effort to attract more experienced public sector employees to Ohio, the introduction of House Bill (HB) 877, to remove the existing five-year cap on the purchase of pension service credit for out-of-state service across all of Ohio’s retirement systems.
Read Full Story : Rep. Glassburn Introduces Bill to Remove Five-Year Limit on Retirement Purchase Service Credit Thu, Jun 4, 2026