SCR 20 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure

This resolution from the Ohio General Assembly urges Congress to reform federal permitting and environmental review processes to speed up the construction of new energy infrastructure. It specifically calls for changes to laws like the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act to reduce delays that currently hinder projects such as power lines, pipelines, and generation facilities. The bill also requests better timelines and data for federal agencies and suggests limiting the use of courts to block projects. While the resolution does not create new laws itself, it formally asks federal lawmakers to prioritize legislation that would make it faster and cheaper to build domestic energy systems.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 9, 2026 Last action Jun 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Adopted by the Senate · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted to include a list of cosponsors and adjusted the layout of the header and resolution clauses. The substantive policy content, including the specific arguments for reform and the final resolution to urge Congress to act, remains unchanged.
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The header section was restructured to explicitly list cosponsors (Senators Brenner, Chavez, Cirino, Gavarone, Johnson, Landis, Patton, Reineke, Romanchuk, Schaffer, Timken) and adjust the spacing of the title and session information.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2026

How they voted

249
Passed
Total votes 33
Jun 10, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican24
24 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jun 16, 2026
Introduced
Offered
lower
Jun 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Introduced
Offered
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Shane Wilkin
Shane Wilkin
RRepublican
OH
17