Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB530: Establish the Long-term Care Workforce Study Commission
Status: In committee, June 9, 2026
To establish the Long-term Care Workforce Study Commission.
What the bill says
From the amended text, June 9, 2026:
As Reported by the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session Sub. H. B. No. 530 2025-2026 Representatives Brewer, Salvo Cosponsors: Representatives Brennan, Troy, Glassburn, McNally, Jarrells, Synenberg, Lett, Young, Miller, J. To establish the Long-term Care Workforce Study Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. (A) The legislative Long-term Care Workforce Study Commission is established. The Commission shall do all of the following: (1) Study the direct care and long-term care workforce in this state, review the findings and considerations contained in the 2022 final report of the Direct Care Workforce Expansion Working Group, and make policy recommendations in each of the following areas: (a) Measuring current demand for direct care workers and projecting future needs of that workforce, including evaluating available workforce data and identifying gaps in data collection related to workforce supply, vacancy rates, turnover rates, and projected workforce demand; (b) Developing a campaign and statewide recruitment strategies to encourage individuals to join the facility-based and home and community-based long-term care workforce; (c) Supporting career ladders throughout various long-term care settings; (d) Identifying educational needs and methods to fill those needs for direct care workers, including establishing a program to provide contributions to the postsecondary education of long-term care direct care workers in related fields; …
Sponsors
- Darnell Brewer (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Jodi Salvo (R, 51) · primary sponsor
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Chris Glassburn (D, 15)
- Dontavius Jarrells (D, 1)
- Crystal Lett (D, 11)
- Lauren McNally (D, 58)
- Joseph Miller (D, HD-053)
- Eric Synenberg (D, 21)
- Daniel Troy (D, 23)
- Tom Young (R, HD-037)
Latest actions
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Favorable Passage (June 9, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Long-Term Care
Common questions
- What is HB530?
- HB530 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Establish the Long-term Care Workforce Study Commission.
- What does HB530 do?
- To establish the Long-term Care Workforce Study Commission.
- What is the status of HB530?
- In committee as of June 9, 2026. Latest action: Reported - Substitute (June 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB530?
- Darnell Brewer (D, 22), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB530?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb530
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