# Ohio HB 288: Require construction project owners to timely pay contractors

Ohio HB 288, Require construction project owners to timely pay contractors, is a 136th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Bill Roemer (Republican), Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-06-18 (Reported) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB288-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Ohio HB 288
- State: Ohio
- Session: 136th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: Require construction project owners to timely pay contractors
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-20
- Last action: 2025-06-18, Reported
- Sponsors: Bill Roemer (Republican), Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Commerce, Courts and Civil Law, Housing and Real Property
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Roemer (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: C. Allison Russo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel P. Troy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darnell T. Brewer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elgin Rogers, Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jack K. Daniels (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Juanita O. Brent (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sean P. Brennan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tex Fischer (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-18 | House | Small Business: Reported | pass | 8 | 4 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2025-06-18: Reported (House)
- 2025-05-21: Refer to Committee (House)
- 2025-05-20: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb288/00_IN/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb288/00_IN/pdf/)
- As Reported by the House Small Business Committee: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb288/01_RH/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb288/01_RH/pdf/)

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- HB 733: Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law (passed house)
- HB 692: Revise the household sewage treatment system law (passed house)
- HB 647: Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program (passed house)
- HB 630: Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles (passed house)
- HB 459: Enact Katelyn's Law (passed house)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb288/00_IN/html/)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb288/00_IN/pdf/)
- [As Reported by the House Small Business Committee (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb288/01_RH/html/)
- [As Reported by the House Small Business Committee (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb288/01_RH/pdf/)

## Related
- [HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB519-2025-2026)
- [HB 733: Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB733-2025-2026)
- [HB 692: Revise the household sewage treatment system law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB692-2025-2026)
- [HB 647: Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB647-2025-2026)
- [HB 630: Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB630-2025-2026)
- [HB 459: Enact Katelyn's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB459-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB288-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).