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type: "Bill"
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title: "Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify"
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description: "To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
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legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
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session: "136"
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identifier: "HB 246"
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citation: "Ohio HB 246 (136)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Law", "Courts", "Courts and Civil Law", "Employment", "State and Local Government"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["D. J. Swearingen", "Tex Fischer"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d16707fb-1401-4375-9509-413fcd8d619d"
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source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb246/"
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source_hash: "dfe8f68bdb83ca965deb63dc5591db611f431a787df7dfa35be40984d04f0ab1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
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---
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# Ohio HB 246 (136) — Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
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To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb246/00_IN/pdf/)
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2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb246/02_PH/pdf/)
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3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb246/04_PS/pdf/)
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4. **As Reported by the House Commerce and Labor Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb246/01_RH/pdf/)
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5. **As Reported by the Senate Workforce Development Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb246/03_RS/pdf/)
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6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb246/05_EN/pdf/)
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## Votes
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- Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported — **5–0** (fail) · upper
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- Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported — **9–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- D. J. Swearingen — primary (person)
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- Tex Fischer — primary (person)
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- David Thomas — cosponsor (person)
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- Jason Stephens — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Gross — cosponsor (person)
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- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Phil Plummer — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas Hall — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
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- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2025-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
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- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
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- **2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 3/20/26 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d16707fb-1401-4375-9509-413fcd8d619d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).
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