---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow state university trustees attend meetings electronically"
description: "Allow state university trustees attend meetings electronically"
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "133"
identifier: "HB 404"
citation: "Ohio HB 404 (133)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher Education", "State and Local Government", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bride Rose Sweeney", "Susan Manchester"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-11-12"
last_action: "2020-11-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47a61d3f-90d6-4e28-8ec2-22ec4834fe0d"
source_url: "http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb404/"
source_hash: "b60aa798a520354d192cfe25fd5061eee96bf743c87180d2151023913e762d85"
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 404 (133) — Allow state university trustees attend meetings electronically

## 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_133/bills/hb404/IN/00?format=pdf)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb404/PH/02?format=pdf)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb404/PS/04?format=pdf)
4. **As Reported by the House Higher Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb404/RH/01?format=pdf)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb404/RS/03?format=pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/bills/hb404/EN/05?format=pdf)

## Votes

- Reported - Substitute — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported - Substitute — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Pass — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **85–5** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **88–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bride Rose Sweeney — primary (person)
- Susan Manchester — primary (person)
- Andrew Brenner — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Coley — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hackett — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- C. Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Abrams — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Riedel — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Hoagland — cosponsor (person)
- George Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Gil Blair — cosponsor (person)
- Hearcel Craig — cosponsor (person)
- J. Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hottinger — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Crossman — cosponsor (person)
- John Eklund — cosponsor (person)
- John Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Miller, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Yuko — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Smith, K. — cosponsor (person)
- Louis Blessing — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Lightbody — cosponsor (person)
- Michael O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Nickie Antonio — cosponsor (person)
- P. Lipps — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Lehner — cosponsor (person)
- Randi Clites — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Carfagna — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Perales — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Kunze — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Huffman, S. — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Tavia Galonski — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Fedor — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Gavarone — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Schaffer — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Vernon Sykes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-11-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-11-18** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-13** Passed `passage`
- **2020-05-13** Reported
- **2020-05-19** Introduced `reading-1`
- **2020-09-01** Refer to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-11-18** Passed `passage`
- **2020-11-18** Reported
- **2020-11-18** Amendments laid over under the rule
- **2020-11-19** Concurred in Senate amendments `passage`
- **2020-11-22T05:00:00+00:00** Effective 11/22/20 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47a61d3f-90d6-4e28-8ec2-22ec4834fe0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).