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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 268"
citation: "Ohio HB 268 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime and Punishment", "Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Criminal Records Checks", "Employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gary Click", "Latyna M. Humphrey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c45755b2-0d4a-4e87-8525-87ab72a1bcf8"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb268/"
source_hash: "a900dcab8fabcd14148fd40899f3a7f894e9d0db4ae2c231d3a05dadbca38189"
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 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](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb268/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb268/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb268/04_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Small Business Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb268/01_RH/pdf/)
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/hb268/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb268/05_EN/pdf/)
## Votes
- Reported — **100** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **310** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **930** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **40** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c45755b2-0d4a-4e87-8525-87ab72a1bcf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).