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Ohio legislative committees, and who sits on them

Committees are where bills live or die. This directory covers the standing legislative committees of the Ohio House and Senate, their jurisdiction, and their roster size. Chair and member contacts open with Connect.

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Standing committees
555+
Committee seats
Weekly
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49 committees · Ohio 136th General Assembly (2025–2026)

House Agriculture
House12+ members
Chair: Roy Klopfenstein (D-82)Connect
House Arts, Athletics, and Tourism
House12+ members
Chair: Melanie Miller (D-67)Connect
House Children and Human Services
House12+ members
Chair: Andrea White (D-36)Connect
House Commerce & Labor
House12+ members
Chair: Mark Johnson (D-92)Connect
House Community Revitalization
House12+ members
Chair: Gary Click (D-88)Connect
House Development
House12+ members
Chair: James Hoops (D-81)Connect
House Education
House11+ members
Chair: Sarah Fowler Arthur (D-99)Connect
House Energy
House20+ members
Chair: Adam Holmes (D-97)Connect
House Finance
House30+ members
Chair: Brian Stewart (D-12)Connect
House Financial Institutions
House12+ members
Chair: Scott Oelslager (D-48)Connect
House General Government
House12+ members
Chair: Sharon Ray (D-66)Connect
House Government Oversight
House12+ members
Chair: Thomas Hall (D-46)Connect
House Health
House12+ members
Chair: Jean Schmidt (D-62)Connect
House Insurance
House12+ members
Chair: Brian Lampton (D-70)Connect
House Judiciary
House12+ members
Chair: Jim Thomas (D-49)Connect
House Local Government
House12+ members
Chair: Angela King (D-84)Connect
House Medicaid
House12+ members
Chair: Jennifer Gross (D-45)Connect
House Natural Resources
House12+ members
Chair: Monica Robb Blasdel (D-79)Connect
House Public Insurance & Pensions
House12+ members
Chair: Bob Peterson (D-91)Connect
House Public Safety
House12+ members
Chair: Cindy Abrams (D-29)Connect
House Redistricting
House12+ members
Chair: Adam Bird (D-63)Connect
House Rules & Reference
House11+ members
Chair: Matt Huffman (D-78)Connect
House Small Business
House12+ members
Chair: Haraz Ghanbari (D-75)Connect
House Technology & Innovation
House12+ members
Chair: Thaddeus Claggett (D-68)Connect
House Transportation
House12+ members
Chair: Bernard Willis (D-74)Connect
House Veterans & Military Development
House12+ members
Chair: Tracy Richardson (D-86)Connect
House Ways & Means
House12+ members
Chair: Bill Roemer (D-31)Connect
House Workforce & Higher Education
House12+ members
Chair: Tom Young (D-37)Connect
Senate Addiction and Community Revitalization
Senate6+ members
Chair: Al Landis (D-31)Connect
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources
Senate7+ members
Chair: Tim Schaffer (D-20)Connect
Senate Armed Services & Veteran's Affairs and Public Safety
Senate5+ members
Chair: Terry Johnson (D-14)Connect
Senate Education
Senate6+ members
Chair: Andrew Brenner (D-19)Connect
Senate Energy
Senate11+ members
Chair: Brian Chavez (D-30)Connect
Senate Finance
Senate12+ members
Chair: Jerry Cirino (D-18)Connect
Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance & Technology
Senate8+ members
Chair: Steve Wilson (D-7)Connect
Senate General Government
Senate6+ members
Chair: Kristina Roegner (D-27)Connect
Senate Government Oversight and Reform
Senate6+ members
Chair: Susan Manchester (D-12)Connect
Senate Health
Senate6+ members
Chair: Stephen Huffman (D-5)Connect
Senate Higher Education
Senate6+ members
Chair: Jane Timken (D-29)Connect
Senate Housing
Senate6+ members
Chair: Michele Reynolds (D-3)Connect
Senate Judiciary
Senate6+ members
Chair: Nathan Manning (D-13)Connect
Senate Local Government
Senate6+ members
Chair: Sandra O'Brien (D-32)Connect
Senate Medicaid
Senate5+ members
Chair: Mark Romanchuk (D-22)Connect
Senate Public Utilities
Senate10+ members
Chair: Shane Wilkin (D-17)Connect
Senate Rules & Reference
Senate12+ members
Chair: Rob McColley (D-1)Connect
Senate Small Business & Economic Opportunity
Senate6+ members
Chair: Al Cutrona (D-33)Connect
Senate Transportation
Senate6+ members
Chair: Thomas Patton (D-24)Connect
Senate Ways & Means
Senate6+ members
Chair: Louis Blessing (D-8)Connect
Senate Workforce Development
Senate5+ members
Chair: Kyle Koehler (D-10)Connect

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