Prohibit employment application question re: criminal background

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To enact section 4113.87 of the Revised Code to prohibit private employers from including on an employment application any question concerning the criminal background of the applicant.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 10, 2026
Last action: Feb 18, 2026 — Referred to committee
Session: 136
Momentum: 29 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from OH's completed sessions
Momentum -5 29/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 235 days quiet

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