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Bill tracker
Every bill CCV is working, what it does in plain language and where we stand. One page per bill, so the position is findable by anyone searching the bill number.
Updated August 28, 2026
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One has cleared a chamber, one is live in CCV’s Action Center. A message from a constituent is logged against the bill number.
HB 249SupportIndecent Exposure Modernization ActPassed the House, 63–30Closes the gap in Ohio’s public exposure law that left two YMCAs without recourse when men entered girls’ changing rooms. Sponsored by Representatives Angie King and Josh Williams.Take action HB 298OpposeGambling expansionOpponent testimony givenMobile betting puts a sportsbook in every pocket. CCV testified against an expansion built on a business model designed to create lifelong addiction.Take action
Testimony given 7
CCV has testified on each of these. They move on a committee calendar, often at a few days’ notice.
SB 156SupportTeaching the Success SequencePassed the Senate, 24–9Teaches students in grades 6 to 12 the sequence research ties to avoiding poverty: finish school, work, marry before children. Sponsored by Senator Al Cutrona; heard in House Education in February 2026.See the bill HB 485SupportTruth in the classroom and decency in publicProponent testimony givenCCV’s policy executive director David Mahan testified on what schools teach children and what children are exposed to in public spaces.See the bill HB 155SupportEnding DEI in K-12 schoolsProponent testimony givenRemoves diversity, equity and inclusion programming from Ohio’s primary and secondary schools, following the ban SB 1 put on the state’s colleges.See the bill SB 163SupportAI-generated child sexual abuse material and phones in schoolProponent testimony givenProhibits AI-generated child pornography and gives districts a rule for cell phones during the school day.See the bill HB 160SupportIntoxicating hemp and marijuana lawProponent testimony givenCloses the intoxicating-hemp loophole that put THC products within a child’s reach and updates Ohio’s marijuana law. First hearing April 2025.See the bill HB 30SupportPhasing out the state income taxProponent testimony givenCCV’s Monty Lobb testified in support of dropping Ohio’s income tax, on what it leaves in a working family’s budget.See the bill SB 68SupportExpanding school choiceProponent testimony givenWidens Ohio’s scholarship programs so more families can choose the classroom their child sits in. Christian Education Network director Troy McIntosh testified.See the bill
Signed into law 4
Passed, signed and now being carried out: which is where the second half of the work starts.
SB 276SupportTeaching the Success SequenceSigned into lawRequires Ohio public schools to teach the three steps research ties to avoiding poverty: finish school, work full time, marry before having children. The Department of Education and Workforce maintains the curricula, and a student must receive the instruction in at least one class before graduating.See the bill SB 1SupportAdvance Ohio Higher Education ActSigned into lawBans DEI courses, training and required statements at Ohio’s public colleges and the spending behind them. Sponsored by Senator Jerry Cirino. Senate 21–11, House 59–34, signed 28 March 2025.See the bill HB 8SupportParents’ Bill of RightsSigned into lawProtects a parent’s right to make decisions about their child and provides for religious released time. Signed by Governor DeWine on 8 January 2025, in effect 90 days later.See the bill HB 68SupportSAFE Act and Save Women’s Sports ActLaw, after a veto overrideBans sterilizing and experimental transgender procedures on minors and keeps girls’ sports female. Vetoed in December 2023; the House overrode 65–28 and the Senate concurred in January 2024. In effect since August 2024, after a court ruling lifted the block.See the bill
No bills match that combination. CCV’s tracker is Ohio-only today, federal work runs through the national partners.
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