# Ohio HB 644: Create Higher Ed Evidence-Based Innovation Fund, Grant Program

Ohio HB 644, Create Higher Ed Evidence-Based Innovation Fund, Grant Program, is a 136th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Gayle Manning (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-05-20 (Refer to Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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- 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 644
- State: Ohio
- Session: 136th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: Create Higher Ed Evidence-Based Innovation Fund, Grant Program
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-05-20, Refer to Committee
- Sponsor: Gayle Manning (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Subjects: Education, Higher Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (93 yes, 7 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: Gayle Manning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrea White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bernard Willis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: C. Allison Russo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Glassburn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Crystal Lett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Derrick Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Desiree Tims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erika White (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Haraz N. Ghanbari (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph A. Miller, III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Williams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Juanita O. Brent (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Brownlee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marilyn John (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Sigrist (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Grim (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean P. Brennan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Young (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tristan Rader (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ty D. Mathews (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Veronica R. Sims (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Passed | pass | 81 | 7 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Workforce and Higher Education: Reported | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-05-20: Refer to Committee (Senate)
- 2026-05-19: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-25: Reported (House)
- 2026-02-04: Refer to Committee (House)
- 2026-01-12: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/00_IN/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/00_IN/pdf/)
- As Passed by the House: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/02_PH/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/02_PH/pdf/)
- As Reported by the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee: [HTML](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/01_RH/html/), [PDF](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/01_RH/pdf/)

## Related bills

- HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle (signed)
- 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)
- HB 314: Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response (passed house)
- HB 733: Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law (passed house)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/00_IN/html/)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/00_IN/pdf/)
- [As Passed by the House (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/02_PH/html/)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/02_PH/pdf/)
- [As Reported by the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee (HTML)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/01_RH/html/)
- [As Reported by the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee (PDF)](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb644/01_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 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)
- [HB 314: Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB314-2025-2026)
- [HB 733: Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB733-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OH-HB644-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).