---
type: "Bill"
title: "Address computer science curriculum"
description: "Address computer science curriculum"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "132"
identifier: "HB 170"
citation: "Ohio HB 170 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Education", "Primary and Secondary Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Duffey", "Rick Carfagna"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-03-29"
last_action: "2018-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/262ff8fb-f94e-4abb-8254-6ebdd4b6b392"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb170/"
source_hash: "bafb85ec0d107481cee3454c7907becafb548704245f040d17e3101820d47f13"
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 170 (132) — Address computer science curriculum

## 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/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb170/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb170/PH/02?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb170/PS/04?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Education and Career Readiness Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb170/RH/01?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb170/RS/03?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_132/bills/hb170/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- crpt_301 — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- pass_300 — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- pass_300 — **83–12** (pass) · lower
- concur_606 — **85–8** (pass) · lower
- crpt_301 — **12–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Duffey — primary (person)
- Rick Carfagna — primary (person)
- Adam Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Bernadine Kent — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Beagle — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Reineke — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Charleta B. Tavares — cosponsor (person)
- Christina Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- David Leland — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Stein — cosponsor (person)
- Dorothy Pelanda — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Green — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- Frank LaRose — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- J. Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hottinger — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Rezabek — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Uecker — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Boggs — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Lanese — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Terhar — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Marilyn Slaby — cosponsor (person)
- Marlene Anielski — cosponsor (person)
- Martin Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Ashford — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Niraj Antani — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Perales — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Young — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Smith, R. — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah LaTourette — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Oelslager — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Sean O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Howse — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Hambley — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Arndt — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Ginter — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Troy Balderson — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-29** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-05-01** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07** Reported
- **2017-06-20** Passed `passage`
- **2017-06-22** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2017-06-28** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-13** Reported
- **2017-12-05** Passed `passage`
- **2017-12-13** Concurred in Senate amendments `passage`
- **2018-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/262ff8fb-f94e-4abb-8254-6ebdd4b6b392`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).