SR 18 Ohio Senate · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Permitting the use of the Ohio Senate Chamber and hearing rooms by the Western Ohio National Speech and Debate Association on March 15, 2025.

This resolution (SR 18) permits the Western Ohio National Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and hearing rooms for a single event: their Congressional Debate Tournament on March 15, 2025. It authorizes the temporary use of these state legislative facilities for an educational activity simulating legislative debate. The resolution does not create new laws or affect any policies; it solely grants permission for a specific, one-time event. The Ohio Senate Chamber and hearing rooms are being made available for this civic education purpose, contingent on facility availability.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Jan 29, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from the 'As Introduced' version to the 'As Adopted by the Senate' version, adding cosponsor information and adjusting line breaks and capitalization for proper legislative formatting. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, funding amounts, dates, or eligibility criteria were altered.
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Added cosponsor names (Senators Antonio, Brenner, Cirino, Craig, Gavarone, Landis, Reynolds, Roegner, Schaffer) to the adopted version

Reformatted text layout and capitalization to match Senate adoption standards, including line breaks and spacing adjustments

Removed page numbers and line reference markers from the original draft version

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

310
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Total votes 31
Jan 30, 2025
D Democratic8
8 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
23 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Jan 30, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0)
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Jan 29, 2025
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Bill Reineke
Bill Reineke
RRepublican
OH
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