---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designate EMS week in Ohio"
description: "To enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate the third full week of May as \"EMS week in Ohio.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 311"
citation: "Ohio HB 311 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Safety", "Special Designations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erika White", "James M. Hoops"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-05-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d75e3f7-0577-4c56-ab42-6d6ecf8b02cc"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb311/"
source_hash: "faa407e050ceb0411875eecd7d3921a05a62565bf8c47e60e90503db9d1e4e0b"
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 311 (136) — Designate EMS week in Ohio

To enact section 5.2322 of the Revised Code to designate the third full week of May as "EMS week in Ohio."

## 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/hb311/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb311/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb311/04_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Public Safety Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb311/01_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb311/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb311/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **6–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported — **9–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Erika White — primary (person)
- James M. Hoops — primary (person)
- Anita Somani — cosponsor (person)
- Beryl Piccolantonio — cosponsor (person)
- Bride Rose Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- C. Allison Russo — cosponsor (person)
- Cecil Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Cockley — cosponsor (person)
- Crystal Lett — cosponsor (person)
- Dani Isaacsohn — cosponsor (person)
- Darnell T. Brewer — cosponsor (person)
- Derrick Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Dontavius L. Jarrells — cosponsor (person)
- Elgin Rogers, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Synenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Click — cosponsor (person)
- Jack K. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gross — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Juanita O. Brent — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Brownlee — cosponsor (person)
- Kellie Deeter — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin D. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Lauren McNally — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Sigrist — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Grim — cosponsor (person)
- Munira Abdullahi — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel B. Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Sean P. Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Tristan Rader — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica R. Sims — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **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`
- **2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2026-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 9/7/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d75e3f7-0577-4c56-ab42-6d6ecf8b02cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).