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Legislator > Ron Ferguson
State Representative
Ron Ferguson
(R) - Ohio
Ohio House District 96
In Office - Started: 01/01/2021
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Capitol Office
77 S. High St.
13th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
13th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-3735
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB382 | Enact the Second Amendment Protection Act | To amend sections 2923.11, 2923.111, 2923.122, and 2923.17 and to enact section 2923.50 of the Revised Code to enact the Second Amendment Protection Act to safeguard the right to keep and bear arms. | Introduced |
| HB376 | Reduce the maximum weeks an individual may receive unemployment | To amend sections 4141.30, 4141.33, and 4141.53 of the Revised Code to reduce the maximum weeks an individual may receive unemployment benefits from 26 to 20 weeks. | Introduced |
| HB10 | Regulate imitation meat and egg products | To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, 3701.132, and 3715.60 and to enact sections 3313.8110, 3345.88, 3715.601, 3715.602, 3715.603, 3715.604, 3715.605, and 5101.548 of the Revised Code to regulate imitation meat and egg products. | Crossed Over |
| HB284 | Require US-produced iron, steel be used on state-funded projects | To amend sections 153.011, 153.99, 3333.071, and 5525.21 of the Revised Code to require iron or steel that is produced in the United States be used on projects supported by state funds. | Introduced |
| HB134 | Authorize home kitchen registration for sale of certain foods | To amend sections 3715.01, 3715.021, 3715.022, 3715.023, and 3717.22 and to enact section 3715.026 of the Revised Code to authorize the sale of certain homemade foods under a microenterprise home kitchen operation registration. | Introduced |
| HB12 | Enact the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act | To enact section 3792.08 of the Revised Code regarding prescribing, dispensing, and administering drugs and to name this act the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act. | Introduced |
| HB1 | Enact Ohio Property Protection Act | To amend sections 319.202, 5301.256, and 5323.02 of the Revised Code to modify the law that prohibits certain governments, businesses, and individuals from acquiring certain real property and to name this act the Ohio Property Protection Act. | Introduced |
| HB272 | Regards food dyes, PFAS, fluoride, and certain substance releases | To amend sections 3704.99 and 6109.20 and to enact sections 3704.21, 3715.591, 3745.61, 3745.62, 3745.63, 3745.64, 3745.65, 3745.66, and 3745.67 of the Revised Code to prohibit the use of certain food dyes and additives, the release of substances into the atmosphere for certain purposes, and intentionally added PFAS in various products, to revise the law governing fluoride, and to name this act the Protecting Utility and Resources for Enhanced Living, Improved Food, and Environment Act. | Introduced |
| HB262 | Designate Natural Family Month | To enact section 5.2541 of the Revised Code to designate the weeks between Mother's Day and Father's Day as "Natural Family Month." | Introduced |
| HB320 | Require registration as a member of a political party for primary | To amend sections 3501.01, 3503.09, 3503.10, 3503.11, 3503.14, 3503.15, 3503.151, 3503.152, 3503.153, 3503.16, 3503.19, 3503.20, 3503.23, 3503.28, 3505.181, 3509.02, 3509.04, 3509.07, 3509.08, 3513.041, 3513.05, 3513.07, 3513.18, 3513.19, 3513.191, 3513.257, 3517.012, 3517.013, and 3599.12; to enact section 3503.071; and to repeal sections 3513.192 and 3513.20 of the Revised Code to require an elector to register as a member of a political party in order to participate in that party's primary election. | Introduced |
| HB269 | Regards success sequence and character education curriculum | To amend sections 3313.60, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact sections 3301.0717 and 3313.6031 of the Revised Code regarding success sequence and character education curriculum. | Introduced |
| HJR3 | Apply for Convention of the States re: term limits | Applying to the Congress of the United States for a limited national convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish term limits for members of Congress. | Introduced |
| HB176 | Establish a universal regulatory sandbox program | To enact sections 1357.01, 1357.02, 1357.03, 1357.04, 1357.05, 1357.06, 1357.07, 1357.08, 1357.09, 1357.10, 1357.11, and 1357.12 of the Revised Code to create a regulatory relief division within the common sense initiative office and to establish a universal regulatory sandbox program. | Introduced |
| HB249 | Enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act | To amend sections 2907.09, 2907.39, and 4301.25 of the Revised Code to enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act. | Introduced |
| HR138 | Honoring Don Jones for his exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. | Honoring Don Jones for his exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB172 | Prohibit mental health service to minors without parental consent | To amend sections 2151.461, 3129.03, 3313.473, 3798.07, and 3798.12 and to repeal section 5122.04 of the Revised Code to prohibit the provision of mental health services to minors without parental consent. | Introduced |
| HB83 | Regards state highways located in villages and cities | To amend sections 5501.31, 5521.01, and 5521.011; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 5521.011 (5521.012); and to enact new section 5521.011 of the Revised Code to clarify and amend the laws related to the Director of Transportation's responsibilities for state highways located in villages and cities. | Introduced |
| HB198 | Regulate manufacture, sale of inhalable, ingestible hemp products | To amend sections 928.01, 928.06, and 3719.01 and to enact sections 930.01, 930.02, 930.03, 930.04, 930.05, 930.06, 930.07, 930.08, 930.09, 930.10, 930.11, 930.12, 930.13, 930.14, 930.15, 930.16, 930.17, and 930.99 of the Revised Code to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of inhalable and ingestible hemp products. | Introduced |
| HR60 | Support moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland | To support moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR118 | In memory of Ronald Edward Hood. | In memory of Ronald Edward Hood. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR113 | Honoring the Monroe Central High School boys basketball team on winning the 2025 Division VI State Championship. | Honoring the Monroe Central High School boys basketball team on winning the 2025 Division VI State Championship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB206 | Establish a transactional currency based on gold and silver | To enact sections 113.81, 113.82, 113.83, 113.84, 113.85, 113.86, 113.87, 113.88, 113.89, and 113.90 of the Revised Code to establish a transactional currency based on gold and silver held in a bullion depository approved by the treasurer of state. | Introduced |
| HB39 | Allow state income tax deduction for overtime wages | To amend section 5747.01 of the Revised Code to allow a state income tax deduction for overtime wages. | Introduced |
| HR38 | In memory of Ross Allen Boggs, Jr. | In memory of Ross Allen Boggs, Jr. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR1 | CA: Establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish | Proposing to enact Section 23 of Article I of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish. | Introduced |
| HB11 | Regards legislative rule approval and fiscal analyses of rules | To amend sections 106.02, 106.023, 106.024, 111.15, 119.03, and 119.04 and to enact sections 106.025, 106.026, 106.033, 106.10, 121.96, and 126.04 of the Revised Code to require legislative approval of administrative rules and other regulatory actions under specified conditions, to allow a JCARR chairperson to request a third-party fiscal analysis of a rule, and to require state agencies to publicly post policy documents. | Introduced |
| HB72 | Prohibit public funding for lethal injection drugs; death penalty | To amend sections 9.04, 9.07, 120.03, 120.041, 120.06, 120.14, 120.16, 120.18, 120.24, 120.26, 120.28, 120.33, 120.34, 149.43, 149.436, 1901.183, 2152.13, 2152.67, 2301.20, 2307.60, 2317.02, 2701.07, 2743.51, 2901.02, 2909.24, 2929.02, 2929.13, 2929.14, 2929.61, 2930.19, 2937.222, 2941.021, 2941.14, 2941.148, 2941.401, 2941.43, 2941.51, 2945.06, 2945.10, 2945.13, 2945.21, 2945.25, 2945.33, 2945.38, 2949.02, 2949.03, 2953.02, 2953.07, 2953.08, 2953.09, 2953.10, 2953.21, 2953.23, 2953.71, 2953.72, 2953.73, 2953.81, 2967.05, 2967.12, 2967.13, 2967.193, 2967.194, 2971.03, 2971.07, 3901.87, 5101.56, 5120.113, 5120.53, 5120.61, 5139.04, and 5919.16 and to repeal sections 109.97, 120.35, 2725.19, 2929.021, 2929.022, 2929.023, 2929.024, 2929.025, 2929.03, 2929.04, 2929.05, 2929.06, 2945.20, 2947.08, 2949.21, 2949.22, 2949.221, 2949.222, 2949.24, 2949.25, 2949.26, 2949.27, 2949.28, 2949.29, 2949.31, and 2967.08 of the Revised Code to prohibit public funding for and insurance coverage of the use of lethal injection drugs in nontherapeutic abortions and assisting suicide, to abolish the death penalty, and to modify the number of jurors that may be challenged in cases where a defendant may be sentenced to life imprisonment. | Introduced |
| HB112 | Enact the Conscientious Right to Refuse Act | To enact section 3792.09 of the Revised Code to prohibit discrimination against an individual for the refusal of certain medical interventions for reasons of conscience, including religious convictions, and to name this act the Conscientious Right to Refuse Act. | Introduced |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB96 | Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 | House Passed | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| HR172 | Relative to the election of the minority leader, the assistant minority leader, and the minority whip for the 136th General Assembly of Ohio. | House Adopted | 06/24/2025 | Nay |
| HB23 | Create the escaped convict alert program | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB20 | Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB52 | Revise the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB81 | Make appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Comp for FY 2026-27 | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB122 | Create tax credit for employers providing organ donors paid leave | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB116 | Enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB116 | Enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act | House Favorable Passage | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| SB114 | Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB141 | Regards prescribed pediatric extended care centers | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| SB138 | Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB168 | Regards motivation or purpose to commit criminal child enticement | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB207 | Designate Male Wellness Month and Take Your Dad to the Doctor Day | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HB247 | Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs | House Passed | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HCR13 | Urge Congress to designate Buckeye Trail a National Scenic Trail | House Adopted | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HR147 | Investigate East Palestine train derailment and EPA response | House Adopted | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| SB6 | Revise building inspection law | House Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB10 | Regulate imitation meat and egg products | House Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB3 | Enact the School Bus Safety Act | House Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB39 | Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services | House Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB31 | Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings | House Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HCR7 | Support American Legion Buckeye Boys State, Buckeye Girls State | House Adopted | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HCR8 | Urge Congress to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent | House Adopted | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB147 | Revise solid waste and construction and demolition debris laws | House Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB244 | Designate Women's History Month | House Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB246 | Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify | House Passed | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB27 | Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day | House Passed | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB31 | Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings | House Favorable Passage | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB48 | Modify tax deductions for 529 plan and ABLE account contributions | House Passed | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB47 | Enact the Human Trafficking Prevention Act | House Passed | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB100 | Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations | House Passed | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB133 | Authorize tax credit - small employers with health reimbursement | House Passed | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB124 | Modify process for property tax sales-assessment ratio studies | House Passed | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HCR8 | Urge Congress to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent | House Favorable Passage | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB210 | Regards the sale of used catalytic converters | House Passed | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB21 | Designate Rutherford B. Hayes Day | House Passed | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB5 | Enact the Repeat Offender Act | House Passed | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB44 | Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations | House Passed | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB104 | Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day | House Passed | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB114 | Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission | House Passed | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB171 | Designate CPT Louis John Speidel Memorial Highway | House Passed | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HCR6 | Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial | House Adopted | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB29 | Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers | House Favorable Passage | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| HB56 | Designate CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway | House Passed | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| SCR5 | Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements | House Adopted | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| HB144 | Enact Keith's Law regarding the communication disability database | House Passed | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| HCR6 | Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial | House Favorable Passage | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| HB184 | Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts | House Passed | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| HB228 | Designate SSG Jack W. Coy Veterans Memorial Highway | House Passed | 05/14/2025 | Yea |
| SB20 | Designate Ohio Stroke Awareness Week | House Passed | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HB57 | Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs | House Passed | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| SCR5 | Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements | House Favorable Passage | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HB130 | Regards Medicaid Estate Recovery Program notification requirement | House Passed | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HB126 | Prohibit certain public nuisance actions | House Passed | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HR60 | Support moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland | House Adopted | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HR60 | Support moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland | House Favorable Passage | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HR87 | Designate and commemorate Nurses and Health Professionals Week | House Adopted | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| HB15 | Amend competitive retail electric service law | House Passed | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| HR13 | To recognize the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the entirety of the island, and to memorialize the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of the northern part of the island | House Adopted | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| HB166 | Designate Harriet Tubman Day | House Passed | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| HB96 | Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27 | House Passed | 04/09/2025 | Nay |
| HB130 | Regards Medicaid Estate Recovery Program notification requirement | House Favorable Passage | 04/09/2025 | Yea |
| HB166 | Designate Harriet Tubman Day | House Favorable Passage | 04/09/2025 | Yea |
| SB33 | Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet | House Passed | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB51 | Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway | House Passed | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB80 | Make appropriations for the Industrial Commission for FY 2026-27 | House Passed | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB81 | Make appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Comp for FY 2026-27 | House Passed | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB65 | Enact the Agriculture Appreciation Act | House Passed | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1 | Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act | House Passed | 03/19/2025 | Yea |
| SB24 | Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane | House Passed | 03/19/2025 | Yea |
| HB28 | Eliminate the authority to levy replacement property tax levies | House Passed | 03/19/2025 | Yea |
| HB38 | Designate Dr. Steven Takacs Veteran Memorial Highway | House Passed | 03/19/2025 | Yea |
| HB50 | Designate PFC John Wayne Richard Memorial Highway | House Passed | 03/19/2025 | Yea |
| HB54 | Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium | House Passed | 03/19/2025 | Nay |
| HB13 | Designate Roy Rogers Day | House Passed | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB64 | Revise age for discounted hunting, fishing licenses and permits | House Passed | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB43 | Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school | House Passed | 02/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB54 | Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium | House Passed | 02/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB4 | Designate Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day | House Passed | 02/12/2025 | Yea |
| HCR5 | Convene in joint session of Senate and House | House Adopted | 02/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB14 | Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | House Passed | 02/05/2025 | Yea |
| SCR4 | Adopt the Legislative Code of Ethics | House Adopted | 02/05/2025 | Yea |
| HR24 | Relative to travel allowance. | House Adopted | 02/05/2025 | Yea |
| HCR3 | To delegate to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives authority to designate groups of members to prepare arguments for and against amendments to the Ohio Constitution proposed by the General Assembly; a person or persons to prepare an argument for any law, section, or item submitted to the electors by referendum petition; and a person or persons to prepare an argument against any constitutional amendment or law proposed by initiative petition. | House Adopted | 01/22/2025 | Yea |
| HR7 | Relative to certain letters to be signed by the Speaker of the House on behalf of the House and sent to persons or groups in lieu of any resolutions on the subject. | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| HR5 | To provide for the offering of the pledge of allegiance to the flag by the members of the House of Representatives at the opening session of each week. | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| HR1 | Relative to the election of the assistant speaker pro tempore, the majority floor leader, the assistant majority floor leader, and the majority whips for the 136th General Assembly of Ohio. | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| HR6 | Relative to attendance at conferences and meetings. | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| HR8 | Relative to the appointment and salaries of the officials and employees of the House of Representatives and empowering the Majority Caucus Chief of Staff and Chief Administrative Officer to take administrative actions on behalf of the House. | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| HCR1 | Relative to a committee to wait upon the Governor to let him know the 136th General Assembly is in session. | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| HR3 | Relative to the election of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| HR4 | Relative to employment and compensation of employees of the House of Representatives preparatory to and during House organization. | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| HR2 | Relative to the election of the assistant minority leader, the minority whip, and the assistant minority whip for the 136th General Assembly of Ohio. | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Nay |
| HCR2 | Relative to the appointment of a joint committee to attend the inauguration of the President of the United States | House Adopted | 01/06/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | Ohio House District 96 | House | Republican | In Office | 01/01/2021 |