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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal"
+description: "To amend section 4731.33 and to enact section 4731.331 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing the application of light-based medical devices for the purpose of hair removal."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
+legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
+session: "136"
+identifier: "HB 377"
+citation: "Ohio HB 377 (136)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Health Care", "Health and Human Services", "Occupational Licensing and Regulation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kellie Deeter"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-08-26T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67c1a9c3-55f6-4d24-8339-40273aed9ed2"
+source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/"
+source_hash: "b05bbdc9e9fc5cd25f8fa5d4f47df143ffd862dd648d2a02b824a1187526e195"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
+---
+
+# Ohio HB 377 (136) — Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal
+
+To amend section 4731.33 and to enact section 4731.331 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing the application of light-based medical devices for the purpose of hair removal.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/00_IN/pdf/)
+2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/02_PH/pdf/)
+3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/04_PS/pdf/)
+4. **As Reported by the House Health Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/01_RH/pdf/)
+5. **As Reported by the Senate Health Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/03_RS/pdf/)
+6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb377/05_EN/pdf/)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper
+- Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
+- Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported — **13–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kellie Deeter — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
+- **2025-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
+- **2026-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
+- **2026-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
+- **2026-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
+- **2026-08-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
+- **2026-08-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 8/26/26 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67c1a9c3-55f6-4d24-8339-40273aed9ed2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).
+