SB 111 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Designate Henrietta Lacks Day

SB 111 designates October 4th as "Henrietta Lacks Day" in Ohio. This procedural bill creates an annual observance day to honor Henrietta Lacks, whose cells contributed to significant medical advancements. The measure does not alter existing laws or impact specific policies, as it solely establishes a commemorative designation.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Nov 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2026

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As Introduced → As Passed by the Senate · 1 edit · Nov 19, 2025

MINOR

This bill designates October 4th as 'Henrietta Lacks Day' in Ohio to honor Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used in groundbreaking medical research. The primary change from the original version is the addition of several new cosponsors to the bill, while the substantive policy content remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added seven new cosponsors (Senators Brenner, Cirino, Gavarone, Hicks-Hudson, Ingram, Landis, Lang, Liston, Patton, Reineke, Reynolds, Roegner, Schaffer, Smith, Weinstein, Wilkin) to the bill's sponsor list, expanding the bipartisan support for the legislation.

Floor votes · Senate Nov 20, 2025

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Nov 20, 2025

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican24

24 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to committee

lower

Nov 25, 2025

Introduced

lower

Nov 20, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (33-0)

senate

Nov 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to committee

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced

upper

2 primary · 4 co-sponsors