HR 159 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Relative to travel allowance.

This bill (HR 159) is a procedural resolution adopted on June 18, 2025, that authorizes the House of Representatives' Chief Administrative Officer to pay travel reimbursement to state representatives based on round-trip mileage from their residence to the state capital, using the most direct highway route. It specifically names Representative Ty Moore as the first recipient under this reimbursement structure. The bill does not create new policy or affect the public; it only establishes a payment method for existing legislative travel expenses. As a procedural resolution, it directly affects House members' reimbursement for official travel.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 18, 2025 Last action Jun 18, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

As Offered As Adopted by the House · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative format to a resolution format, with line breaks and spacing adjusted for clarity. The substantive policy content regarding travel allowance reimbursement for Representative Ty Moore remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changes including line breaks, spacing, and capitalization adjustments throughout the document.

Title section reorganized with 'As Adopted by the House' replacing 'As Offered' and speaker information repositioned.

Resolution language restructured with 'Relative to travel allowance' and 'BE IT RESOLVED' sections reorganized.

Table formatting changed from inline text to multi-line format with separate columns for member name, district number, and round-trip mileage.

Floor votes · House Jun 18, 2025

How they voted

930
Passed
Total votes 93
Jun 18, 2025
D Democratic32
32 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican61
61 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors