2025-2026 Regular Session • Ohio Legislature
HB136: Prohibit sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination
Legislative Summary
To amend sections 4112.01 and 4112.05 of the Revised Code to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, to add mediation as an informal method that the Ohio Civil Rights Commission may use, and to uphold existing religious exemptions under Ohio's Civil Rights Law.
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Bill History
2/25/2025
Introduced
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to committee: Judiciary
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/25/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 33
Primary Sponsor

Tristan Rader
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (32)
Crystal Lett
Democrat
Munira Abdullahi
Democrat
Rachel Baker
Democrat
Sean Brennan
Democrat
Juanita Brent
Democrat
Darnell Brewer
Democrat
Karen Brownlee
Democrat
Christine Cockley
Democrat
Sedrick Denson
Democrat
Chris Glassburn
Democrat
Michele Grim
Democrat
Derrick Hall
Democrat
Latyna Humphrey
Democrat
Dani Isaacsohn
Democrat
Dontavius Jarrells
Democrat
Meredith Lawson-Rowe
Democrat
Lauren McNally
Democrat
Joseph Miller
Democrat
Ismail Mohamed
Democrat
Beryl Piccolantonio
Democrat
Phillip Robinson
Democrat
Allison Russo
Democrat
Mark Sigrist
Democrat
Veronica Sims
Democrat
Anita Somani
Democrat
Bride Sweeney
Democrat
Eric Synenberg
Democrat
Cecil Thomas
Democrat
Desiree Tims
Democrat
Daniel Troy
Democrat
Terrence Upchurch
Democrat
Erika White
Democrat