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Ohio designates the third full week of May as EMS Week
Original title: Designate EMS week in Ohio
Last action · September 7, 2026: EffectiveSponsors: Erika White and 88 others
Bill progressHistory & official text ↓
Introduced
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What This Bill Does
Ohio officially designates the third full week of May as "EMS week in Ohio" to recognize emergency medical services.
Why it matters
Changes only the state's official calendar designations; no funding or service changes are stated.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
emergency medical services personnel
Emergency medical services personnel are recognized through the official state designation of EMS Week.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is EMS week in Ohio observed?
It is observed during the third full week of May.
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
11 actions- Sep 7, 2026EnrolledEffective
- Jun 8, 2026EnrolledSigned By The Governor
- Jun 2, 2026EnrolledSent To The Governor
- May 20, 2026SenateFloorPassed
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported (Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety)
- Nov 19, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Show 5 earlier actions
- Nov 18, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Nov 12, 2025HouseFloorPassed
- Nov 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReported (Public Safety)
- Jun 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Safety
- May 27, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Voting Record
Passed
Total
30
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 4
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (29)
Andrew BrennerParty not recordedyes
Rob McColleyParty not recordedyes
Tim SchafferParty not recordedyes
Hearcel CraigParty not recordedyes
Mark RomanchukParty not recordedyes
Michele ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Catherine IngramParty not recordedyes
Sandra O'BrienParty not recordedyes
Jane TimkenParty not recordedyes
Thomas PattonParty not recordedyes
Bill ReinekeParty not recordedyes
Beth ListonParty not recordedyes
Brian ChavezParty not recordedyes
Terry JohnsonParty not recordedyes
William P. DeMoraParty not recordedyes
Al CutronaParty not recordedyes
Paula Hicks-HudsonParty not recordedyes
Nathan H. ManningParty not recordedyes
Kyle KoehlerParty not recordedyes
Kent SmithParty not recordedyes
Jerry CirinoParty not recordedyes
Stephen A. HuffmanParty not recordedyes
Willis BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Al LandisParty not recordedyes
Show 3 earlier roll calls
Favorable Passage
Total
6
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Passed
Total
95
- Yes
- 95
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (95)
Sharon A. RayParty not recordedyes
James M. HoopsParty not recordedyes
Munira AbdullahiParty not recordedyes
Steve DemetriouParty not recordedyes
Christine CockleyParty not recordedyes
Jodi SalvoParty not recordedyes
Gayle ManningParty not recordedyes
Kevin MillerParty not recordedyes
Scott OelslagerParty not recordedyes
Monica Robb BlasdelParty not recordedyes
Derrick HallParty not recordedyes
Anita SomaniParty not recordedyes
Allison RussoParty not recordedyes
Bob PetersonParty not recordedyes
Brian LorenzParty not recordedyes
Michael D. DovillaParty not recordedyes
Crystal LettParty not recordedyes
Tim BarhorstParty not recordedyes
Elgin RogersParty not recordedyes
Mark SigristParty not recordedyes
Ashley Bryant BaileyParty not recordedyes
Ron FergusonParty not recordedyes
David ThomasParty not recordedyes
Veronica SimsParty not recordedyes
71 more members
Meredith CraigParty not recordedyes
Tracy RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Chris GlassburnParty not recordedyes
Andrea WhiteParty not recordedyes
Dani IsaacsohnParty not recordedyes
Jeff LaReParty not recordedyes
Matt HuffmanParty not recordedyes
Levi DeanParty not recordedyes
Adam BirdParty not recordedyes
Thaddeus J. ClaggettParty not recordedyes
Jim ThomasParty not recordedyes
Bride Rose SweeneyParty not recordedyes
Bernard WillisParty not recordedyes
Gary ClickParty not recordedyes
Heidi WorkmanParty not recordedyes
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.Party not recordedyes
Tom YoungParty not recordedyes
Rodney CreechParty not recordedyes
Roy KlopfensteinParty not recordedyes
Desireè TimsParty not recordedyes
Jack DanielsParty not recordedyes
Beryl PiccolantonioParty not recordedyes
Sarah Fowler ArthurParty not recordedyes
Haraz GhanbariParty not recordedyes
Michelle TeskaParty not recordedyes
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Michele GrimParty not recordedyes
Melanie MillerParty not recordedyes
Ismail MohamedParty not recordedyes
Meredith R. Lawson-RoweParty not recordedyes
Riordan McClainParty not recordedyes
D.J. SwearingenParty not recordedyes
Angela N. KingParty not recordedyes
Kellie DeeterParty not recordedyes
Cindy AbramsParty not recordedyes
Tristan RaderParty not recordedyes
Tex FischerParty not recordedyes
Rachel BakerParty not recordedyes
Darnell BrewerParty not recordedyes
Bill RoemerParty not recordedyes
Adam MathewsParty not recordedyes
Daniel P. TroyParty not recordedyes
Mark JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Latyna HumphreyParty not recordedyes
Justin PizzulliParty not recordedyes
Mike OdiosoParty not recordedyes
Mark HinerParty not recordedyes
Beth LearParty not recordedyes
Johnathan NewmanParty not recordedyes
Jennifer GrossParty not recordedyes
Thomas HallParty not recordedyes
Jean SchmidtParty not recordedyes
Eric SynenbergParty not recordedyes
Brian StewartParty not recordedyes
Phil PlummerParty not recordedyes
Ty MooreParty not recordedyes
Juanita BrentParty not recordedyes
Cecil ThomasParty not recordedyes
Matthew KishmanParty not recordedyes
Terrence UpchurchParty not recordedyes
Sean BrennanParty not recordedyes
Nick SantucciParty not recordedyes
Adam HolmesParty not recordedyes
Karen BrownleeParty not recordedyes
Joseph A. Miller, IIIParty not recordedyes
Josh WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Jamie CallenderParty not recordedyes
Erika WhiteParty not recordedyes
Marilyn JohnParty not recordedyes
Ty MathewsParty not recordedyes
Jason StephensParty not recordedyes
Dontavius JarrellsParty not recordedyes
Favorable Passage
Total
13
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (13)
Rachel BakerParty not recordedyes
Tim BarhorstParty not recordedyes
Karen BrownleeParty not recordedyes
Brian StewartParty not recordedyes
Kellie DeeterParty not recordedyes
Andrea WhiteParty not recordedyes
Melanie MillerParty not recordedyes
Michele GrimParty not recordedyes
Anita SomaniParty not recordedyes
Meredith CraigParty not recordedyes
Angela N. KingParty not recordedyes
Jean SchmidtParty not recordedyes
Jennifer GrossParty not recordedyes
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
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Sources
Open source document
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance10How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy0Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment1Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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