SR 1 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Relative to the salaries of the officials and employees of the Senate.

SR 1 is a Senate resolution adopted on January 6, 2025, that transfers authority over Senate employee salaries and management to the Chief of Staff and Clerk. It directly affects all Senate officials and employees by requiring them to be assigned titles, compensated, and subject to pay increases solely at the discretion of these two officials. Key provisions include authorizing the Chief of Staff and Clerk to supervise all staff, property, and spending, to make staffing changes for efficiency, and to hire or replace employees as needed. The resolution specifies that all salary-related decisions must be made by these officials and paid from Senate funds.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Last action Jan 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Adopted by the Senate · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally adopted by the Senate, adding cosponsors and standardizing formatting. No substantive policy changes were made to the resolution's content regarding Senate employee salaries and management.
TECHNICAL

Added cosponsors (Senators Antonio, Brenner, Cirino, DeMora, Ingram, Johnson, Lang, Wilson) to the resolution.

Changed document header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Adopted by the Senate' indicating formal approval.

Reformatted text layout and line breaks without altering the underlying policy language.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 7, 2025

How they voted

320
Passed
Total votes 32
Jan 7, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
23 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 7, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0)
senate
Jan 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Jan 6, 2025
Introduced
Offered
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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