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Ohio General Assembly · HB 246 · Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025

Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to enact the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act requiring certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry. Read the full text

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136th General Assembly

Where it is

Introduced · Apr 29, 2025

House

Referred to committee (Commerce and Labor) · Apr 30, 2025

House

Reported - Substitute (Commerce and Labor) · Jun 10, 2025

House

Passed · Jun 11, 2025

House

Introduced · Jun 12, 2025

Senate

Referred to committee (Workforce Development) · Jun 18, 2025

Senate

Reported (Workforce Development) · Oct 29, 2025

Senate

Passed · Nov 19, 2025

Senate

Sent To The Governor · Dec 9, 2025
Signed By The Governor · Dec 19, 2025

The numbers

71
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

D. J. SwearingenTex FischerCindy AbramsTim BarhorstAdam C. BirdSean P. BrennanGary ClickJack K. DanielsKellie DeeterSteve DemetriouSedrick DensonMichael D. DovillaHaraz N. GhanbariChris GlassburnJennifer GrossDerrick HallThomas HallMark HinerAdam HolmesJames M. HoopsMarilyn JohnMark JohnsonAngela N. KingMatthew KishmanJeff LaReBrian LamptonCrystal LettBrian LorenzAdam MathewsTy D. MathewsRiordan T. McClainLauren McNallyJoseph A. Miller, IIIKevin D. MillerMelanie MillerMike OdiosoScott OelslagerBob PetersonPhil PlummerTracy M. Richardson

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-11-19 · Passed · Yeas 33, Nays 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-10-29 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 5, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-11 · Passed · Yeas 92, Nays 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-10 · Favorable Passage · Yeas 9, 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.
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