---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission"
description: "To amend sections 3314.06, 3314.08, 3317.0213, and 3321.01 of the Revised Code regarding age requirements for kindergarten admission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 114"
citation: "Ohio HB 114 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Primary and Secondary Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adam C. Bird", "Kevin Ritter"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3311645-747a-4f03-86c2-b036b1419500"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb114/"
source_hash: "f4865da04f96c8a8458323e507438cd44e83bbd75243f3a34f27c41a510e5677"
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 114 (136) — Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission

To amend sections 3314.06, 3314.08, 3317.0213, and 3321.01 of the Revised Code regarding age requirements for kindergarten admission.

## 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/hb114/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb114/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb114/04_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb114/01_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb114/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb114/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **29–4** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **4–2** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adam C. Bird — primary (person)
- Kevin Ritter — primary (person)
- Angela N. King — cosponsor (person)
- Jack K. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Hiner — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Fowler Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Young — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Amended
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 3/20/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3311645-747a-4f03-86c2-b036b1419500`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).