Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “To amend section 3321.01 of the Revised Code regarding age requirements for kindergarten admission and to correct a scoring error on the 2024-2025 science end-of-course exam.” Read the full text
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136th General Assembly
Where it is
Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
House
Referred to committee (Education) · Feb 26, 2025
House
Reported - Amended (Education) · May 14, 2025
House
Passed · May 21, 2025
House
Introduced · May 22, 2025
Senate
Referred to committee (Education) · May 28, 2025
Senate
Reported - Amended (Education) · Nov 18, 2025
Senate
Concurred in Senate amendments · Nov 19, 2025
House
Passed · Nov 19, 2025
Senate
Sent To The Governor · Dec 9, 2025
Signed By The Governor · Dec 19, 2025
The numbers
52
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Adam C. BirdKevin RitterTim BarhorstSean P. BrennanDarnell T. BrewerKaren BrownleeGary ClickChristine CockleyJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterSedrick DensonMichael D. DovillaSarah Fowler ArthurMichele GrimJennifer GrossDerrick HallThomas HallMark HinerDani IsaacsohnDontavius L. JarrellsMarilyn JohnDon JonesAngela N. KingMeredith R. Lawson-RoweCrystal LettTy D. MathewsIsmail MohamedJohnathan NewmanMike OdiosoBeryl PiccolantonioTristan RaderTracy M. RichardsonMonica Robb BlasdelPhillip M. Robinson, Jr.Bill RoemerElgin Rogers, Jr.Jodi SalvoMark SigristAnita SomaniCecil Thomas
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-11-19 · Passed · Yeas 87, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-11-19 · Passed · Yeas 29, Nays 4
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-11-18 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 4, Nays 2
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-05-21 · Passed · Yeas 96, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-05-14 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 12, Nays 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Ohio legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
ACCEL Schoolsvia Megan Lashutka
1 filingAlliance for High Quality Education Consortium of School Districtsvia Anthony Podojil
1 filingAlliance for High Quality Education Consortium of School Districtsvia William Schwartz
1 filingBeech Acres Parenting Centervia Eric Kearney
1 filingCincinnati Public Schoolsvia Eric Kearney
1 filingClermont County Chamber of Commercevia Andrew McAfee
1 filingCleveland Metropolitan School Districtvia Desmond Bryant
1 filingCleveland Metropolitan School Districtvia Timothy J Cosgrove
1 filingFrom 51 filings in Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee (JLEC) OLAC lobbying disclosures, via www2.jlec-olig.state.oh.us, naming this bill. Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed By The Governor (Dec 19, 2025).