HB 848 OH
Designate September as Celebrate HBCU Month
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Summary
This bill would designate September as "Celebrate HBCU Month" in Ohio, creating a state observance honoring historically black colleges and universities.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.
Official abstract
To enact section 5.2325 of the Revised Code to designate the month of September as "Celebrate HBCU Month."
Sponsors (2)
- Dontavius L. Jarrells Democratic · primary
- Andrea White Republican · primary
22 coauthors / cosponsors
- Munira Abdullahi Democratic · cosponsor
- Rachel B. Baker Democratic · cosponsor
- Sean P. Brennan Democratic · cosponsor
- Juanita O. Brent Democratic · cosponsor
- Darnell T. Brewer Democratic · cosponsor
- Karen Brownlee Democratic · cosponsor
- Ashley Bryant Bailey Democratic · cosponsor
- Christine Cockley Democratic · cosponsor
- Michele Grim Democratic · cosponsor
- Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe Democratic · cosponsor
- Crystal Lett Democratic · cosponsor
- Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic · cosponsor
- Ismail Mohamed Democratic · cosponsor
- Beryl Piccolantonio Democratic · cosponsor
- Tristan Rader Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Allison Russo Democratic · cosponsor
- Mark Sigrist Democratic · cosponsor
- Veronica R. Sims Democratic · cosponsor
- Anita Somani Democratic · cosponsor
- Eric Synenberg Democratic · cosponsor
- Cecil Thomas Democratic · cosponsor
- Terrence Upchurch Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (2)
- May 6, 2026 Introduced · lower
- May 13, 2026 Referred to committee · lower
Subjects
Special Designations
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