republic-os/legislation/us/states/oh/136/hb-268.md

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Bill	Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment	To amend section 2953.25 of the Revised Code to modify when a person may file a petition for a certificate of qualification for employment.	us/states/oh	Ohio General Assembly	136	HB 268	Ohio HB 268 (136)	bill	Crime and Punishment Crimes Corrections and Law Enforcement Criminal Records Checks Employment	enacted	Gary Click Latyna M. Humphrey	6	12	4	2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00	2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/c45755b2-0d4a-4e87-8525-87ab72a1bcf8	https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb268/	a900dcab8fabcd14148fd40899f3a7f894e9d0db4ae2c231d3a05dadbca38189	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-oh

Ohio HB 268 (136) — Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment

To amend section 2953.25 of the Revised Code to modify when a person may file a petition for a certificate of qualification for employment.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. As Introduced (filed) — source
2. As Passed by the House (committee substitute) — source
3. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. As Reported by the House Small Business Committee (committee substitute) — source
5. As Reported by the Senate Workforce Development Committee (committee substitute) — source
6. As Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Reported — 10–0 (fail) · lower
• Passed — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed — 93–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported — 4–0 (fail) · upper

Sponsors

• Gary Click — primary (person)
• Latyna M. Humphrey — primary (person)
• C. Allison Russo — cosponsor (person)
• Erika White — cosponsor (person)
• Johnathan Newman — cosponsor (person)
• Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
• Lauren McNally — cosponsor (person)
• Sean P. Brennan — cosponsor (person)
• Tex Fischer — cosponsor (person)
• Tristan Rader — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced introduction
• 2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to committee referral-committee
• 2025-10-22T04:00:00+00:00 Reported
• 2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed passage
• 2025-11-04T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced introduction
• 2025-11-05T05:00:00+00:00 Referred to committee referral-committee
• 2026-05-19T04:00:00+00:00 Reported
• 2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00 Passed passage
• 2026-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 Sent To The Governor passage
• 2026-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Signed By The Governor became-law
• 2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00 Effective became-law
• 2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00 Effective 9/23/26 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c45755b2-0d4a-4e87-8525-87ab72a1bcf8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).