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House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | April 9, 2025 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Eric Synenberg | House of Representative | Proponent | Download |
| Representative Thomas Hall | Ohio House of Representative | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | May 7, 2025 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Howie Beigelman | Ohio Jewish Communities | Proponent | Download |
| Evan Remer | Jewish Columbus | Proponent | Download |
| Boris Zilberman | CUFI Action Fund | Proponent | Download |
| Elad Granot | John Carroll University | Proponent | Download |
| Jason Wuliger | Jewish Federation of North America | Proponent | Download |
| Barbara Ewing | Youngstown Business Incubator | Proponent | Download |
| Willa Bluestone | Ohio Life Sciences | Proponent | Download |
| Dan Foley | Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership | Proponent | Download |
| Pastor Juan Rivera | Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | June 11, 2025 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | October 29, 2025 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Qutiefan | American Muslims for Palestine-Columbus | Opponent | Download |
| Jessica Eberly | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Jack Johnson | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Aryel Clarke | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Austin Powers | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Raul Montejo | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Rana Abuhashim | YUSRA | Opponent | Download |
| Nahla Saleh | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Chester Buchanan | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Samantha Baker | Columbus CPUSA | Opponent | Download |
| Mathew Brown | Opponent | Download | |
| Abby Mahmoud | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Heather Cantino | Opponent | Download | |
| Peggy Gish | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Robin Beth Schaer | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| John Howell | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Bonnie Edwards | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Wendy Patton | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Danielle V Minson | Jewish Federation of Cincinnati | Proponent | Download |
| Betty Sterling | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Solomon Freilich | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Anne Yager | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Stephanie Riccobene | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Noura Dabdoub | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Abdallah Rahmy | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Rima Dabdoub | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Erica Montejo | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Marya Keeny | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Laura Beans Sika | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Righi | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Diana Sette | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Stuart Lukz | Opponent | Download | |
| Jenelle Vincent | Opponent | Download | |
| Terry Lodge | Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition | Opponent | Download |
| Loraine McCosker | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Jan Nespor | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Armando Telles | Opponent | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | March 3, 2026 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Thomas Hall | Ohio House of Representatives | Sponsor | Download |
| Representative Eric Synenberg | Ohio House of Representatives | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | May 12, 2026 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Ori Katzav | JewishColumbus | Proponent | Download |
| Aaron Abel | Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| Daniel Pearlman | Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Proponent | Download |
| John Buck | Negev Foundation | Proponent | Download |
| Emily Kichler | Opponent | Download | |
| Mo Dayem | Opponent | Download | |
| Jawhara Qutiefan | Amp Columbus | Opponent | Download |
| Patricia Marida | Opponent | Download | |
| Asif Qazi, MD | Opponent | Download | |
| Andrea Kleinhenz | Cleveland Peace Action | Opponent | Download |
| Don Bryant | Cleveland Peace Action | Opponent | Download |
| Samantha Baker | Columbus CPUSA | Opponent | Download |
| Marya Keeny | Ohio Divest | Opponent | Download |
| Charles Abernathy | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Sezny Watkins | Opponent | Download | |
| Susanna Whitman | Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Max Brickman | Heartland Ventures | Proponent | Download |
| Jason Wuliger | Jewish Federations of North America | Proponent | Download |
| Roy Büchler | Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo | Proponent | Download |
| Peter Silverman | Proponent | Download | |
| Stephen Rothschild | Jewish Federation and Foundation of Greater Toledo | Proponent | Download |
| Craig M Rochkind | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Boris Zilberman | CUFI Action Fund | Proponent | Download |
| Mary Bilyeu | Proponent | Download | |
| David Cordonnier | Dayton Development Coalition | Proponent | Download |
| Justin Kirschner | American Jewish Committee | Proponent | Download |
| David R Berland | Proponent | Download | |
| Howard Rosenberg | self | Proponent | Download |
| Howie Beigelmn | Ohio Jewish Communities | Proponent | Download |
| Barbara | Ewing | Proponent | Download |
| Willa Bluestone | Ohio Life Sciences Association | Proponent | Download |
| Julie Paris | StandWithUs | Proponent | Download |
| County Executive Chris Ronayne | Cuyahoga County | Proponent | Download |
| Christin Boozer | Opponent | Download | |
| Samantha Demers | Opponent | Download | |
| Maria Kalpakidis | Opponent | Download | |
| Zachariah Shutt | Opponent | Download | |
| Joseph Reardon | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Kenneth McNulty | Opponent | Download | |
| Sean Abbott-Klafter | Opponent | Download | |
| Shivani Ramamurthy | Opponent | Download | |
| Janos Jalics | Cleveland DSA | Opponent | Download |
| Dominic Mazzone | Opponent | Download | |
| Kelly Svoboda | Opponent | Download | |
| Catherine Weygandt | Opponent | Download | |
| Lee Weygandt | Opponent | Download | |
| Adina Winczewski | Ohio Resident | Opponent | Download |
| Faten Odeh | Council on American Islamic Relations Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Kat Finneran | Opponent | Download | |
| Eric LeMay | Opponent | Download | |
| Josiah Moye | Opponent | Download | |
| Jan Nespor | Opponent | Download | |
| J. Kay Coughlin | Opponent | Download | |
| Mica Kleban | Opponent | Download | |
| Jamal Pracha | Opponent | Download | |
| Terry Lodge | Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition | Opponent | Download |
| Laura Johnson | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Stuart Lukz | xxx-xx-xxxx | Opponent | Download |
| SHLOMO KAI | Interested Party | Download |
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