Enact the Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act
What it does: Specifies that health care sharing ministries having certain qualifications are not engaged in the business of insurance and not subject to Ohio insurance laws. Specifies that any requirement made by a state institution of higher education that attending students have health care coverage is met by participation in a health care sharing ministry. Authorizes a personal income tax deduction for dues paid for membership in a health care sharing ministry. Names the bill the “Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act.”. (official summary)
The tally
Yes 65 · No 31 · Not voting 0
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Republicans | 60 | 3 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 8 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bob PetersonR91No
- Bride SweeneyD16Yes
- Derrick HallD34Yes
- Jason StephensR93No
- Jean SchmidtR62No
- Joe MillerD53Yes
- Mark SigristD10Yes
- Sean BrennanD14Yes
The full roll (96)
Yes 65
- Adam BirdR63
- Adam HolmesR97
- Adam MathewsR56
- Andrea WhiteR36
- Angie KingR84
- Bernie WillisR74
- Beth LearR61
- Bill RoemerR31
- Brian LamptonR70
- Brian LorenzR60
- Brian StewartR12
- Bride SweeneyD16
- Cindy AbramsR29
- David ThomasR65
- Derrick HallD34
- Gary ClickR88
- Gayle ManningR52
- Haraz GhanbariR75
- Heidi WorkmanR72
- Jack DanielsR32
- Jamie CallenderR57
- Jeff LaReR73
- Jennifer GrossR45
- Jim HoopsR81
- Jim ThomasR49
- Jodi SalvoR51
- Joe MillerD53
- Johnathan NewmanR80
- Josh WilliamsR44
- Justin PizzulliR90
- Kellie DeeterR54
- Kevin MillerR69
- Levi DeanR71
- Marilyn JohnR76
- Mark HinerR98
- Mark JohnsonR92
- Mark SigristD10
- Matt HuffmanR78
- Matt KishmanR50
- Melanie MillerR67
- Meredith CraigR77
- Michelle TeskaR55
- Mike DovillaR17
- Mike OdiosoR30
- Monica BlasdelR79
- Nick SantucciR64
- Phil PlummerR39
- Riordan McClainR87
- Rodney CreechR40
- Ron FergusonR96
- Roy KlopfensteinR82
- Sarah Fowler ArthurR99
- Scott OelslagerR48
- Sean BrennanD14
- Steve DemetriouR35
- Tex FischerR59
- Thad ClaggettR68
- Thomas HallR46
- Tim BarhorstR85
- Tom YoungR37
- Tracy RichardsonR86
- Ty MathewsR83
- Ty MooreR95
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 31
- Allison RussoD7
- Anita SomaniD8
- Ashley Bryant BaileyD26
- Beryl PiccolantonioD4
- Bob PetersonR91
- Cecil ThomasD25
- Chris GlassburnD15
- Christine CockleyD6
- Crystal LettD11
- Dan TroyD23
- Dani IsaacsohnD24
- Darnell BrewerD22
- Desireè TimsD38
- Dontavius JarrellsD1
- Elgin RogersD42
- Eric SynenbergD21
- Erika WhiteD41
- Ismail MohamedD3
- Jason StephensR93
- Jean SchmidtR62
- Juanita BrentD18
- Karen BrownleeD28
- Latyna HumphreyD2
- Meredith Lawson‐RoweD5
- Michele GrimD43
- Munira AbdullahiD9
- Phil RobinsonD19
- Rachel BakerD27
- Terrence UpchurchD20
- Tristan RaderD13
- Veronica SimsD33
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.